Hi ed, Thx for the detailed answer > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 16:23 > An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES > > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 02:45:56PM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote: > > Thats right but i think If i want support from checkpoint or HP > > I must use RHEL > > If you want support, you need to be prepared to pay for support. > > Today's Linux model is that software is still available for free with > community support. For 3rd party vendor support, you'll need > to migrate > to an Enterprise Linux distribution. It's the vendors that forced Red > Hat into an enterprise distribution. It's really no different than > other mainstream operating systems. Solaris and VMS, for > example, have > releases at the same frequency as RHEL. Some of the > certifications take > a long time to do (think Oracle for example) and the vendors > don't want > to spend all their time ceritifying on a moving target. They want to > certify, support, wait for a year, and then start the process over > again, rather than continually certifying. > > You should verify, however, if Checkpoint and/or HP really > want RHEL ES > or if RHEL WS will do, in which case RH Professional > Workstation (RHPW) will > also work. The only difference between ES and WS is the list of > included packages. The only difference between WS and RHPW is the > support. So, if RHEL WS will work, you can buy RHPW instead - the > software is identical - for about $85 ($83 at buy.com) and it > includes a > full year of free RHN updates. > > > If Tao or White Box are RHEL clones. > > They mostly are, but it's possible that Checkpoint and/or HP will not > offer support for the software on Tao or WBL. For package > installation, it's likely that the software will install > cleanly on Tao > or WBL, but you'll still have support questions. > > > What is Fedora? > > This is the unsupported consumer-oriented release, roughly > equivalent to > the previous Red Hat Linux releases. The reason vendors like > Checkpoint > don't want to support it is that Fedora changes rapidly - every 3-6 > months or so. RHEL changes every 12-18 months so the vendor > certification process is drastically cheaper. > > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx] > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 14:34 > > > An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 02:03:05PM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote: > > > > In the past i installed checkpoint on an HP system > > > > Checkpoint supported RH7.x and HP supported RedHat > > > > > > > > Now Checkpoint support only RHEL3.0 ES and HP only > support RHEL3.0 > > > > > > > > now i should pay 350?/year for software downloads. thx > > > > > > You're paying $350 for support - telephone, web-based, and update > > > support. If you don't want to pay for support, there are no-cost > > > options I gave you in my first reply. > > > > > > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > > > > > Von: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2004 13:40 > > > > > An: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > > > Betreff: Re: RHEL3.0 ES > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 10:36:27AM +0200, Jochen Vogel wrote: > > > > > > Checkpoint only support RHEL3.0 ES. > > > > > > ES cost 350? for the right to download with 1year RHN. > > > > > > What is after this year if i need updates? > > > > > > > > > > It's an annual subscription so it's $350/year. > > > > > > > > > > If you do not need support but just need the packages, > > > you can look at > > > > > RHEL clones like Tao Linux or White Box Linux. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > > > > > > -- > > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > > -- > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
