On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 02:08:09AM -0500, Post, Mark K wrote: > Dave, > > If they've posted the GA code on their FTP server, it should be available > for download by anyone. The fact that they don't have .iso images isn't > particularly relevant or important. I have not previously heard anything > about Red Hat requiring that they do an installation. Perhaps that is only > if you want to purchase a support contract from them. Even so, that would > not prevent you from doing your own installs on another image/system. They > just wouldn't be willing to support those installations. Still, if you get > a definite answer, I'd be interested in hearing what it is. Stuff like this > is important, and I would like to make sure it gets on the linuxvm.org web > site. Hello Mark Post, your summary is correct and I'll add some personal comments: Red Hat Linux is Open Source and can be downloaded from our ftp-server. If you buy the product from Red Hat, this is only available together with a support contract where Red Hat helps with the installation as well as later on supporting it if you discover defects. Not only the last release is available as Open Source from Red Hat, but also newer developments are uploaded as "rawhide" versions to ftp.redhat.com. This allows the development community to try out our newest versions, participate in development if they want to or just give us feedback about the current status. This allows us to provide official bug-fixes and errata updates for our last release as well as continuing high-speed development of the next release. In the case of s390 we are facing two areas that are still a bit more under development: - The kernel on s390 needs more stabilization. - The install support for Red Hat Linux needs further improvements. Quite some good feedback has been given on our product and I think we already have implemented most of them. We will try to come up with an official update for the kernel and also install support. This should also allow a much easier addition of a "driverdisk" that could allow a real easy way to add OCO modules to Red Hat Linux. cu, Florian La Roche Florian La Roche Tel.: +49-711-96437-460 head of development EMEA Tel.: +49-172-6373899 Red Hat GmbH Fax.: +49-711-96437-111 Hauptstaetterstr. 58 Email: Florian.LaRoche@redhat.de D-70178 Stuttgart http://www.redhat.de/ > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: dave.myers@twcable.com [mailto:dave.myers@twcable.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:30 AM > To: redhat-s390-list@redhat.com > Subject: [Redhat-s390-list] Redhat demo > > > What are the Redhat ground rules for downloading > and demo'ing their latest GA (i.e. the ISO images). > Is anyone allowed to do this ? > Are there any timeframe boundaries for demo'ing ? > > Also, we asked for pricing a few weeks back and got some > feedback that stated that Redhat MUST do the installation. > Is this true? > > As a consultant (needing to learn the various installation methods)...I'm > sure I don't like this ! > > Thanks, > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-s390-list mailing list > Redhat-s390-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-s390-list > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-s390-list mailing list > Redhat-s390-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-s390-list
