Re: OT: Just a simple query
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Raf Czlonka <rjc@linuxstuff.pl> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:29:03PM GMT, Tom H wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:12 AM, Raf Czlonka <rjc@linuxstuff.pl> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 11:12:01PM GMT, Ismael Scalcon wrote:
>> >> To clarify things up (ok, a bit off topic):
>> >>
>> >> Red Hat Linux is a commercial distro, but what they sell is the supporte
>> >
>> > To clarify things, Red Hat Linux _was_ a distro available as a free
>> > download with or without commercial support.
>> >
>> > What you are talking about is Red Hat _Enterprise_ Linux.
>>
>> Very true; "_was_" is the correct tense. But I was talking about RHL,
>> the distribution that RH published before moving to a RHEL/Fedora
>> model.
>
> I know you were talking about RHL, I was replying to Ismael.
OK :)
>> You can't get RHEL for free, even the "self-support" option has a yearly cost...
>
> Yes, I'm aware of that. Rule of thumb: if it's free it's not RHEL.
> If free is what you're after: CentoOS, Fedora, etc.
> Hint: registered trademarks.
Not just trademarks. The "self-support" includes updates.
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