On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Ed Wilts wrote: > On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 11:49:57AM -0500, Jason Dixon wrote: > > For the last time, I don't want any RHN account beyond the first year. > > But I *would* like the errata, which appear to be available, non-RHN, > > via this "update" product offering that I spoke of previously. > > What you want does not exist. Your options, as I currently understand > things, are: > > 1. Fedora. Free product, free updates. Lifecycle 4-6 months. You may > be able to get community support after this, but it's luck of the draw. > > 2. RHPW. Purchase product. Includes 1 year of updates. Unknown what > happens after year 1 (worst case, buy it again; best case, probably a > $60 RHN renewal fee). Product package includes license key that you > need to get access to updates via RHN. Lifecycle 5+ years. New releases > every 12-18 months (remember, this really IS RHEL WS). This is really the crux of the question. Is the lifecycle really 5+ years and the release cycle 12-18 months? The inference is reasonable, but is it blessed by Red Hat? And once that first year is up, can we continue to get updates by subscribing to standard RHN (update or enterprise level)? Or do we need to pay some higher subscription fee (RHEW) to continue? It seems a bit odd to require retail purchase every year for maintenance, and it seesm to force an upgrade cycle that's at least as fast as the RHEW release cycle. On the other hand, what features would distinguish an RHN subscription for RHPW at $60/year from one for RHEW at $179/year? > > 3. RHEL. Subscription based. Includes 1 year of updates. Must be > renewed every year to get updates. Lifecycle 5+ years. New releases > every 12-18 months. > > In the past, Enterprise updates have also been made available via ftp. > Red Hat is under no obligation to do so, and you do not want to bet your > business on that continuing. > > The "update" product that you're referring to *is* RHN. > > -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
