And (big) commercial vendors/users always prefer RHEL as it commercially
supported platform.
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2016-04-04 17:25 GMT+03:00 Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 04/04/16 10:06 AM, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, April 4, 2016 8:53 am, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> >> On 04/04/2016 08:39 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> >>> I read that Redhat was offering their Linux free,
> >>> and downloaded the ISO, though I haven't run it.
> >>>
> >>> What do CentOS users think of Redhat's offer?
> >>>
> >>> The registration with Redhat seemed very bureaucratic to me,
> >>> and I'm not sure if I have carried it out properly.
> >>> Also, I didn't see if it was possible to get updates,
> >>> either with dnf or some other way.
> >>>
> >>> I've been (and am) very pleased with CentOS,
> >>> which I've been running for several years,
> >>> and I don't particularly want to change.
> >>>
> >>> Any views on this?
> >>>
> >>
> >> You need read the usage license.
> >>
> >> That subscription can only be used in development and not in a
> >> production environment.
> >
> > When I think about it I have a strange feeling. To be (become) a
> developer
> > of something that you yourself will not be able to use in production...
> > it's akin volunteer to become a slave. Is there anybody who _can_ make a
> > sense of such offer?
> >
> > Valeri
>
> Our company has been in Red Hat's ISV program for ages, and it is very
> helpful. There are differences between how CentOS and RHEL works, so
> being able to test against both makes it much easier for our users
> (community users and paid customers) to choose which system they want. I
> also means that we can be sure those who choose RHEL proper will have no
> problems.
>
> We also use the RHEL installs for demos and trade shows, which is
> important. Like it or not, there is a certain "professionalism" to being
> able to demo your product on RHEL instead of CentOS. Most customers
> insist on RHEL so seeing the product running already on RH is a useful
> sales tool.
>
> In short; The ISV program has been very helpful and benefited both RH
> and our company.
>
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