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Red Hat Linux Support To End

Posted by simoniker on from the no-more-hat-polishing dept.

Orbital Sander writes "Received a missive this morning from the Red Hat Network, stating that they will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat Linux 7.x and 8.0 by the end of 2003, and on Red Hat 9.0 by the end of April, 2004. And, more ominously: 'Red Hat does not plan to release another product in the Red Hat Linux line.' [The full text of the email is on Newsforge.] Kind of the end of an era, and the new king has already been appointed: Red Hat Linux is dead! Long live Red Hat Enterprise Linux! Looks like they realized that only their support contract-based version of the product was making them any money." Readers also note that Red Hat is pointing users to the free Fedora Project.

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  1. Hmm... by Perianwyr+Stormcrow · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Who do I know that uses Redhat? No one, really, except maybe a couple of people who have dualboots and claim that "the computer is running linux version 9! what kernel? version 9 of course!"

    Everyone seems to be on Mandrake or Debian.

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    What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity.-Edward Abbey

    1. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Hey dipwad there is no redhat 6.3

    2. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Then lose some fucking weight and check your post before you hit 'Submit', cumstain.

  2. Time to return to Microsoft, LOL by AnnieCoulter · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hahaha, commie Linux fails!! Start paying for your software you liberals!! Corporate capitalism is awesome!

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  3. Obviously, by pkp_gl211 · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    this is an attempt by RedHat to stop catering to the working man and simply give in to large corporations.

    Would you expect anything different with Bush in the whitehouse?

  4. linux sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    linux sucks

  5. WRONG by AnnieCoulter · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is a GREAT day to be an AMERICAN. Not a COMMIE LINUX LUSER!!!

    1. Re:WRONG by Pieroxy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      What is a Linux Luser ?

      Anyways, you are stupid. Communism as implemented by the russians and others may be evil, but there is still some stuff about it that seems to have pretty interesting applications.

      I don't even know why I take some of my precious time to respond to your post...

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  6. Re:No Red Hat 10? by Blackbrain · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, the point of Linux is to have an Open Source operating system. If all you care about is cost, you should pirate M$ software like the rest of the world.

    If you want an Open Source operating system with guaranteed support RH Enterprise is still a good deal. Although the support and distribution limitations to RHE are not a traditional Linux model, it is still compliant with the GPL.

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  7. wow, this sounds like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    so,

    where are all the /. zealots now?

    you fags bitch and complain and point MS when the stops supporting a product.

    Oh, wait, this is Redhat, so it's ok.

    you can all go hell

  8. FUD ! ALERT! FUD! ALERT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait



    This is a FUD, puril and a simple.

    If RH can a not make a money on Linux schmucks they a should a bandon it to a die on a the vines like a all else a open sources.

    I a thank you for a caring

  9. Who the fuck cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Robots and cheap foreign labour puts blue collor workers out of work ... open source puts developers out of work ... nanobots and AI will put us all out of work.

  10. Re:A sad day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Wow...you're gay.

  11. Quit yer Bitchin.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Red Hat has finally figured out what the slut did when she became a prostitute... "Why should I give it away for free when others are getting paid for it". I have more respect for the Whore, as she gets paid for her product.

    And every one of you who did development work for Red Hat for free are a bunch of suckers. Hope you enjoy paying for your own code!!!

    Remember everyone TANSTAAFL.... (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)

    Or better yet... "Paybacks are a Bitch!"