On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:29:37 -0500, Chris Mauritz <chrism@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tony Wicks wrote:
>
> > http://news.com.com/Programmers+bypass+Red+Hat+Linux+fees/2100-7344_3-5632434.html?tag=st.pop
> >
> >
> >
> > quote -
> >
> >
> > Red Hat chooses to see the glass as half full, with spokeswoman Leigh
> > Day calling the clones "good news" because they could attract new
> > customers."If they try versions that are not supported or supported
> > inadequately, they will get a hint of the value propositions that are
> > available for Linux and ultimately turn to a company that can support
> > their businesses," Day said. Red Hat will continue releasing the
> > source RPM files. "What we're doing now we'll continue to do for the
> > long term," Day said.
>
> Call me crazy, but I feel like I get better support from the CentOS
> folks and the community. I didn't switch to CentOS because it was
> "cheaper."
>
It's a little of both for me (home user). I don't pay for Linux,
period. A friend put me on to CentOS, and I like what I've seen. Most
companies want paid support, as though it really provides anything.
They don't understand the community support model at all.
I wonder, for example, if anyone has gotten the true story from RedHat
support about the LVM/LV2 mess with lack of support for shrinking
filesystems - propably not in the clear way it's presented on the
CentOS list.
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