I'd like to put a GPS in my bag and see why the airport wizards can't get my luggage from point A to point B on a non-stop flight. Solve that mystery and maybe there could be some merit to this new system.
Several years ago the company I work for was the target of a denial of service attack. We contacted the FBI and, after an hour of deliberation, in not so many words they said there really wasn't much they could do. Our ISP was actually much more helpful, both legally and technically, than the FBI. Basically, as I understood the situation, they won't lift a finger unless you can prove $5,000 in damage was caused. The damages were easy to account for, but even then it seemed like they had very little power. I know most internet crimes involve violation of FCC regulations, making them federal issues, but does the FBI have any more power now than they did 3 years ago on this particular issue? If so, is the Patriot Act the source of additional power?
There are certain times when you wish a company could be completely truthful about a subject. I have been a Linux user, both personal and corporate, for about 7 years now and I honestly just don't understand the driving force behind RedHat's recent decision to drop its general distribution product. I truly believe this has not been completely thought through.
On a corporate level, we have about 15 Linux servers all running RH7.2 which are conveniently managed through RHN. We like the stability and are very happy with the services RedHat provides us with, particularly RHN. Two months ago I would have never even thought of using another Linux distribution. Personally, I have used the latest and greatest RedHat releases as a testing bed for new features that may warrant upgrades of our corporate servers.
I apologize for not being able site the actual Slashdot user, but there was a statement I thought was terrific which I came across a couple nights ago which went something like "clients are what feed the servers." I really think RedHat is leaving behind a significant portion of its user base which they cannot accurately calculate; you could call it "derivative" installations.
The issue for us is not whether we can afford RHEL, but whether we want to. I can tell you the answer is no! Do you honestly expect someone to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars a year for what amounts to email based tech support? I hate to say it here, but at least I can MS on phone.
I want to close with this final comment; thus far I have really liked RedHat and can honestly say I have had very few bad experiences with them over the last 7 years. Nevertheless, if RedHat fulfills it commitment to drop general distribution product support I will seek another Linux distribution and they will never get have my business again. There are no real specific questions here, but I know a lot people share my sentiment. I think RedHat should provide feedback on this issue and offer a reason for people like me to lot leave THEM behind.
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I'd like to put a GPS in my bag and see why the airport wizards can't get my luggage from point A to point B on a non-stop flight. Solve that mystery and maybe there could be some merit to this new system.
Several years ago the company I work for was the target of a denial of service attack. We contacted the FBI and, after an hour of deliberation, in not so many words they said there really wasn't much they could do. Our ISP was actually much more helpful, both legally and technically, than the FBI. Basically, as I understood the situation, they won't lift a finger unless you can prove $5,000 in damage was caused. The damages were easy to account for, but even then it seemed like they had very little power. I know most internet crimes involve violation of FCC regulations, making them federal issues, but does the FBI have any more power now than they did 3 years ago on this particular issue? If so, is the Patriot Act the source of additional power?
Why doesn't RedHat just call Fedora what it really is, a piece of crap that gets them free software ideas from the OSS community!
There are certain times when you wish a company could be completely truthful about a subject. I have been a Linux user, both personal and corporate, for about 7 years now and I honestly just don't understand the driving force behind RedHat's recent decision to drop its general distribution product. I truly believe this has not been completely thought through. On a corporate level, we have about 15 Linux servers all running RH7.2 which are conveniently managed through RHN. We like the stability and are very happy with the services RedHat provides us with, particularly RHN. Two months ago I would have never even thought of using another Linux distribution. Personally, I have used the latest and greatest RedHat releases as a testing bed for new features that may warrant upgrades of our corporate servers. I apologize for not being able site the actual Slashdot user, but there was a statement I thought was terrific which I came across a couple nights ago which went something like "clients are what feed the servers." I really think RedHat is leaving behind a significant portion of its user base which they cannot accurately calculate; you could call it "derivative" installations. The issue for us is not whether we can afford RHEL, but whether we want to. I can tell you the answer is no! Do you honestly expect someone to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars a year for what amounts to email based tech support? I hate to say it here, but at least I can MS on phone. I want to close with this final comment; thus far I have really liked RedHat and can honestly say I have had very few bad experiences with them over the last 7 years. Nevertheless, if RedHat fulfills it commitment to drop general distribution product support I will seek another Linux distribution and they will never get have my business again. There are no real specific questions here, but I know a lot people share my sentiment. I think RedHat should provide feedback on this issue and offer a reason for people like me to lot leave THEM behind.