Don't forget about Fedora Legacy. Time will only tell whether or not the community gets behind it enough to make it work, but if they/we do then you will be able to seamlessly transition to it when the time comes. Lots of the other distros you're talking about switching to use that very model (community submission of big fixes) themselves! On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 15:55, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > Sorry about the delay in posting, I was on vacation. I won't go into the > number of emails in my box... :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wade Chandler" <wchandler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > <snip> > > What did you get with RH9 that you won't have > > with Fedora is the question. > > A decent amount of time for bug/security updates. When I set up my little > server at home to do email and web for just my family, I was happy that I > didn't have to upgrade my server every six months. I could install RH, and > easily get security updates as they came out. With Fedora, in order to keep > from getting "h4x0rd" all the damn time, I'm going to have to reload my > freaking computer twice a year. That, or switch distros. > > I love RH. I have no doubt that Fedora will be technically outstanding. > But if they can't offer security updates for at least a year from the > release date, I'll have to find another distro. I simply do NOT have the > cash to purchase RH. That was my prob with RH 9. I really wanted to pay > out the $60 for the RHN subscription, but I *SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE THE CASH*. > > Yep, I'm not profitable when it comes to my rinky-dink salvaged home server. > Of course, it netted RH some nice revenue when I was able to show my boss > that we really should purchase RHEL AS for our Oracle server. A *major* > selling point, in his opinion, was all of the experience I had gained at > home. > > Now, I understand that RH has to make tough decisions to maintain/expand > profitability and market share. I understand that Fedora wants to be > bleeding edge. I even understand (I think) that RH is offering $99/year for > a 12-18 year life cycle, even though I can't afford it. > > I guess that leaves me out in the cold. Which really sucks for RH, because > if I have to go somewhere else at home, my boss and I will both be much more > interested in moving our servers to whatever I can learn and play with at > home.... > > Ben > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
