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Red Hat Announces Enterprise Linux
OldBen writes "RedHat has announced the product stable to replace the mainstream releases for enterprise use. RedHat Enterprise Linux AS replaces Advanced Server (with quite a price hike to go along), ES is targeted at "entry-level" servers, and WS is for workstations. See the details at RedHat's website."
- Prices hikes. I mean, please.
- Draconian license agreements that include "we own your ass" clauses to the tune of "we can go to your place and audit at will"
- "Enterprise"?? What's that, a buzzword to sell more licenses?
- And the licensing, oh boy. What do you mean I can't install my copy everywhere??? I already paid for it, damn it!!
- Monopolistic practices that push other competitors out of the server business
- I could go on and on
It's time to put a stop to this. Perhaps the DOJ can take action, or maybe the state attorneys can start pressuring them. I don't know. It's just sad....
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Well, I'm glad that a Linux company is releasing an enterprise-class product. I mean, this can only bode well for Linux. Indeed, we are poised to push M$ out of the market for sure.
Of course, if I don't like it I can just run... uh... Debian. yeah, Debian. I'll get enterprise-level Level 1 support from... uh... well, I'll tell the CTO we'll support it ourselves. After all, we have the code!!
Uh... oh, and, uh, 'M$ sucks'.
Do you think that every company/organization that uses Linux is going to have in house programmers ready to fix any coding issue? Ugh.
And usenet? WTF? For a REAL business?
Dude, its 2003 not 1998.
Mac OS X and Windows XP working side by side to fight back the night.
and you have just realized the reason that many of us are ROYALLY pissed at redhat now. We made them by reccomending, begging, and putting our asses on the line to get them installed in the back office and on the network now they up and pull this crap.
Thankfully all upper management knows is "linux" and not redhat. so I can migrate to Slackware or Mandrake or Debian silently and avoid the redhat screwing.
I personally reccomend to everyone NOT to use redhat ever cince the started this crap.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
I hate to do this but you obviousally didn't bother to read the parent post.
From RedHat's licence agreement [redhat.com]:
4. REPORTING AND AUDIT. If Customer wishes to increase the number of Installed System, then Customer will purchase from Red Hat additional Services for each additional Installed System. During the term of this Agreement and for one (1) year thereafter, Customer expressly grants to Red Hat the right to audit Customer's facilities and records from time to time in order to verify Customer's compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Can RedHat enforce this considering the software they're selling me is under open source licenses?
So please list again what you were saying that does not violate the above?
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.