Re: Redhat Lives

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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:46:46 -0400

On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 14:29, Brett Franck wrote:
> All,
>
> I don't mean to stir up a frenzy here, but I've been following the
> list for the last few days on this Fedora Vs RedHat, and am
> confused.......(to say the least)
>
> I've been a HAPPY RedHat user since 7.x, and am trying to glean from
> these posts whether or not I'm going to be able to continue using
> RedHat for my HTTP, SMTP/POP, SAMBA and FTP Needs???!!!!??? I would
> despise going back to Mandrake. (Started there, didn't like it)
> Maybe I've been spoiled by a great FREE product, and want to know if
> it's going to stay that way........
>
> Since I'm not an enterprise customer, will there still be a RedHat
> server product out there for me to continue to use?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brett
>
> Oooh, Brett, careful with that FREE tag. Red Hat Linux was available
> free, but part of the reason that Red Hat is pushing us to Fedora, at
> least in what I have gleaned is that RHL is not profitable. A lot of
> people download it and copy it and never pay anything. How long can a
> listed company stay profitable giving away the software if no one is
> buying their support either. Yes, you could get it free, and you could
> get a free RHN account to keep your free system updated, however, at
> some point someone has to pay. Red Hat has to account to their
> shareholders, like me. I want to see them succeed. While they never
> may reach the lofty $200 a share they achieved when their IPO went
> out, we do want them to succeed. I did a quick scan on Fedora and I
> see a lot of the apps that are normally in RHL. In a way, the free
> version is not going away. It has been reborn as a community effort.
> Red Hat will still contribute towards it, but the community will
> support it. This is good for the less fortunate lot that can't afford
> their enterprise versions. It will also be great for those who are
> trying to find their way in Linux without a capital outlay. Namely
> using an old PC and a 'free' copy of Linux. I was a bit put off at
> first at hearing the news, but I think it is in Red Hat's best
> interest to concentrate on their enterprise version. The hobbyist can
> use Fedora to their hearts content freely. This allows Red Hat to
> concentrate on the more profitable projects. Remember, they still have
> team members that are contributing to Fedora. So they have not exactly
> abandoned it. They are looking to the community to build/develop/debug
> Fedora. In this way, they are assisting in providing a 'free' product,
> but their resources are used in the creation of products from which
> they can derive profits. If they profit and succeed they stay in
> business. I think a bunch of us jumped on them, but we have to cut
> them some slack. They have contributed a lot to the community. They
> have made RHL available for downloads. Many have done just that and
> utilized the free/survey-sponsored RHN. There is no profit in that for
> RH. They are a business. They have stockholders to account to.
Ed Croft, RHCE and happy stockholder.

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