> > I dont expect that this will be any different for any of the Linux > > companies and volunteer orgs (Debian) in the coming years. Everytime > > there is a new Debian, the security volunteers say they will only > > maintain the old release for 6 months and there is great wailing and > > nashing of teeth about how shitty Debian is. > > The difference of course is, Debian offers a stable release life of over > 2 years prior. That is hardly as aggravating as making a major migration > potentially twice a year. I think you will find very few orgs willing to > deploy Fedora under those conditions, and even fewer able to justify > paying for RHEL being that it is quite expensive compared to other > options. That's our point. When you deploy on hundreds of servers, like many of the consortium members do, there's no chance in heck that we're going to pay a minimum of $179 (on up to $2500 IIRC) *PER* server. I'd much prefer to pool resources and distribute the cost. -Chuck -- Quantum Linux Laboratories - ACCELERATING Business with Open Technology * Education | -=^ Ad Astra Per Aspera ^=- * Integration | http://www.quantumlinux.com * Support | chuckw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
