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Red Hat 9 To Be Released March 31

Posted by timothy on from the no-april-fool's-joke dept.

Garfunkel writes "Looks like Red Hat is breaking tradition and skipping 8.1 and 8.2 and jumping directly to 9.0 RHN subscribers get it a week ahead on March 31st. Available to the rest the world a week later (April 7)." The website refers to the upcoming release simply as "9" -- which doesn't rule out future point releases, but could it be?

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  1. An ovboius attempt... by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    oo catch up with Mandrake and 1-up [woot, woot] SuSE.

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  2. Think I'll wait by Jezza · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think I'll wait for X before I'll switch.

  3. Maybe they want to be seen... by PotatoHead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    on the same plane as Mandrake maybe?

    General user perception might matter more to them as they attempt to get the less savvy crowd more involved.

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