> CentOS or Scientific Linux give you essentially the same packages without > the support contract (and thus also without the cost associated with it). Yes, both these distros are directly derived from RHEL. Part of their mission statements are to remain as close as possible to RHEL. If you install these you will get a system that is basically RHEL, without the cost (and thus the 'official' support). I use Scientific Linux systems at work (a lab working with CERN, one of the homes of SL...) and it works very well I think. Chris
