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All is not lost. I finally got around to trying out Fedora
which is the
unofficial and redhat sponsored support for non-Enterprise
RedHat servers
now.
I've heard about it before but never got around to
installing it until
now. You can find some really good how-to at Fedora
Linux's original
webpage
http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraHOWTO
http://www.fedora.us/index-main.html
It basically replaces RedHat's up2date, using apt and yum.
They are very
easy to use, fairly comprehensive if not as complete as
RedHat Network is.
Fedora got merged with RedHat pretty recently
(http://www.fedora.us)
Here is RedHat's fedora website which is nice eyecandy but
kinda useless.
http://fedora.redhat.com/
Final piece of trivia... Fedora was founded by an
undergrad at the
University of Hawaii in 2002. Pretty amazing when I found
out how young
this guy is.
Jon
-------------------------------------
Jonagustine Lim
eGovernment Team Specialist
State of Hawaii, DAGS/ICSD
jon dot lim at hawaii dot gov
808-586-1920 x325
Tom Adelstein <adelste@netscape.net>
11/04/2003 09:51 AM
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Subject
[governmentforge] The end of Red Hat support
I have to admit feeling a little let down when I received
a letter from
Red Hat disclosing that they had discontinued support
agreements.
I have two entitlements. I had three and one expires 5
months after they
discontinue their service.
I wrote a short critique at
http://governmentforge.org/archives/000315.html
but for those who don't want to read my rambling, here's
the Red Hat
newsletter.
> Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.
>
> This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming
> discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your
> migration to another Red Hat solution.
>
> As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and
> errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December
> 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for
> Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release
> another product in the Red Hat Linux line.
>
> With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll
> find migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing. We understand
> that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning
> and implementation. We have created a migration plan for Red Hat
Network
> customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as
> possible. Details:
>
> ****************
> If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February
> 28, 2004, you will receive 50% off the price for two years.[*] (That's
two
> years for the price of one.)
>
> ****************
> In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center
> to address your migration planning and other questions, such as:
>
> * What are best practices for implementing the migration to Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux?
>
> * Are there other migration alternatives?
>
> * How do I purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic at the price
> above?
>
> * What if my paid subscription to RHN extends past April 30, 2004?
>
> ****************
>
> Find out more about your migration options with product comparisons,
> whitepapers and documentation at the Red Hat Linux Migration Resource
> Center:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn
>
>
> Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat Network customers:
>
> https://rhn.redhat.com/help/rhlmigrationfaq/
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Red Hat, Inc.
>
>
> [*] Limit 10 units. Higher volume purchase inquiries should contact a
> regional Red Hat sales representative. Contact numbers available at
> http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn
>
> --the Red Hat Network Team
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">All is not lost.
I finally got
around to trying out Fedora which is the unofficial and
redhat sponsored
support for non-Enterprise RedHat servers now.
</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I've heard about it
before but never
got around to installing it until now. You can find
some really good
how-to at Fedora Linux's original webpage </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2
face="sans-serif">http://www.fedora.us/wiki/FedoraHOWTO</font>
<br><font size=2
face="sans-serif">http://www.fedora.us/index-main.html</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">It basically replaces
RedHat's up2date,
using apt and yum. They are very easy to use,
fairly comprehensive
if not as complete as RedHat Network is.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Fedora got merged with
RedHat pretty
recently (http://www.fedora.us)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Here is RedHat's fedora
website which
is nice eyecandy but kinda useless.</font>
<br><font size=2
face="sans-serif">http://fedora.redhat.com/</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Final piece of
trivia... Fedora was
founded by an undergrad at the University of Hawaii in
2002. Pretty
amazing when I found out how young this guy is.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
Jon<br>
-------------------------------------<br>
Jonagustine Lim<br>
eGovernment Team Specialist<br>
State of Hawaii, DAGS/ICSD<br>
jon dot lim at hawaii dot gov<br>
808-586-1920 x325</font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<td width=40%><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Tom
Adelstein <adelste@netscape.net></b>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">11/04/2003 09:51
AM</font>
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of Red Hat support</font></table>
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I have to admit feeling a little let down when I received
a letter from
<br>
Red Hat disclosing that they had discontinued support
agreements.<br>
<br>
I have two entitlements. I had three and one expires 5
months after they
<br>
discontinue their service.<br>
<br>
I wrote a short critique at<br>
<br>
http://governmentforge.org/archives/000315.html<br>
<br>
but for those who don't want to read my rambling, here's
the Red Hat <br>
newsletter.<br>
<br>
> Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.<br>
> <br>
> This e-mail provides you with important information
about the upcoming<br>
> discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to
assist you with
your<br>
> migration to another Red Hat solution.<br>
> <br>
> As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue
maintenance and<br>
> errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and
8.0 as of December
<br>
> 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and
errata support
for <br>
> Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does
not plan to release
<br>
> another product in the Red Hat Linux line.<br>
> <br>
> With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux v.3, you'll<br>
> find migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing.
We understand
<br>
> that transitioning to another Red Hat solution
requires careful planning
<br>
> and implementation. We have created a migration
plan for Red
Hat Network <br>
> customers to help make the transition as simple and
seamless as <br>
> possible. Details:<br>
> <br>
> ****************<br>
> If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES
Basic before February<br>
> 28, 2004, you will receive 50% off the price for two
years.[*] (That's
two<br>
> years for the price of one.)<br>
> <br>
> ****************<br>
> In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux
Migration Resource Center<br>
> to address your migration planning and other
questions, such as:<br>
> <br>
> * What are best practices for implementing the
migration to Red Hat<br>
> Enterprise Linux?<br>
> <br>
> * Are there other migration alternatives?<br>
> <br>
> * How do I purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES
Basic at the
price<br>
> above?<br>
> <br>
> * What if my paid subscription to RHN extends past
April 30, 2004?<br>
> <br>
> ****************<br>
> <br>
> Find out more about your migration options with
product comparisons,<br>
> whitepapers and documentation at the Red Hat Linux
Migration Resource
<br>
> Center:<br>
> <br>
>
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat
Network customers:<br>
> <br>
>
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/rhlmigrationfaq/<br>
> <br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> <br>
> Red Hat, Inc.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> [*] Limit 10 units. Higher volume purchase inquiries
should contact
a<br>
> regional Red Hat sales representative.
Contact numbers
available at<br>
>
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn<br>
> <br>
> --the Red Hat Network Team<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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