It looks like a sales pitch to me. Short answer ... The consumer level Red Hat Linux is no more--at least not by that name. Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core have merged. It is now called Fedora Core. I will continue to call it Red Hat Fedora Core in a vain hope of avoiding just such confusion as I seen on this list tonight. To learn more look at htt: http://www.fedora.us http://fedora.redhat.com Meanwhile, Red Hat Corp continues to offer industrial strength distribution and support--which is what they seem to be selling in the message you forwarded. Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > From: Chuck Hallenbeck <chuckh at sent.com> > > A friend of mine received this notice. Does it mean what it seems > to mean? > > Chuck > > Dear LondaM, > > 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 > > Account Information: > Your RHN login: LondaM > Your RHN email address: londa.mccullough at verizon.net > > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (77% of Full) > Get my public key from website, http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
