Re: Is Oracle a real alternative to Centos?

[Jon Pruente <jpruente@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 4:26 AM Rainer Traut <tr.ml@xxxxxx> wrote:

>
> > Oracle Linux FAQ (PDF):
> > https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/027617.pdf
>
> There is no subscription needed. All needed repositories for the oVirt
> based virtualization are freely available.
>
>
> https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/oracle-linux-virtualization-manager/getstart/manager-install.html#manager-install-prepare


While the packages may be available, their own FAQ says it's a subscription
feature. I don't trust Oracle not to come down on users who install it and
demand subscription fees. They already do so for Java and VirtualBox
Extensions.
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