On 27 Oct 2003 12:03:26 -0500, Jason Dixon wrote: > > > http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata/rhlas_errata_policy.html > > > > Where do you see Red Hat Professional Workstation on that page? > > I don't have to see it on that page. I also don't see any mention of > AS, ES or WS on that page. And don't point to the bottom section > regarding RHEL 2.1 lifecycle... Pro Workstation didn't exist at that > time. You'll note that Red Hat has been poignantly discrete about their > Pro Workstation product; one might deduce that this is to deflect the > potential cannabilism of their high-end products. I don't like guess-work. Potential customers judge on a product by its product specification and feature description. It is a big mistake when retailers are either misinformed or uninformed about the support period of a product. With a life cycle of "approx. 12 months" the product is less attractive. And "less attractive" could mean it's not attractive (competitive) enough. > > I have doubts that the errata support period of RHPW is equal > > to Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS. At least some retailers state > > that RHPW has an errata support period of 12+ months. > > I personally called Red Hat two weeks ago regarding Pro Workstation. > They informed me that Pro Workstation would be released with RHEL 3.0 > because it is *based* on RHEL 3.0 and would be supported as such. Until > they inform me otherwise, I will continue to base my decisions on that > information. That it is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (not 3.0) is known long since. That information is also online at http://www.redhat.com/software/workstation/ But what other facts have been published? I don't care much about a sales slave who might have incomplete information, too. It wouldn't be the first time someone adds his bit of guess-work. Red Hat Enterprise Linux -- and now comes the important detail -- has a release cycle of 12-18 months. Red Hat Professional Workstation could have a *life* cycle of exactly those 12-18 months instead of being supported for five years like the Enterprise series. --
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