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AzKidd69 · November 3rd, 2003, 04:05 PM

got this in an email from redhat earlier.. looks like they are trying to go to server level only and get off the desktop..

Quote:

Dear azkidd69,

Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.

This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming
discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your
migration to another Red Hat solution.

As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and
errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December
31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for
Red Hat Linux 9 as of April 30, 2004. Red Hat does not plan to release
another product in the Red Hat Linux line.

With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll
find migrating to Enterprise Linux appealing. We understand
that transitioning to another Red Hat solution requires careful planning
and implementation. We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network
customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as
possible. Details:

****************
If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February
28, 2004, you will receive 50% off the price for two years.[*] (That's two
years for the price of one.)

****************
In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center
to address your migration planning and other questions, such as:

* What are best practices for implementing the migration to Red Hat
Enterprise Linux?

* Are there other migration alternatives?

* How do I purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic at the price
above?

* What if my paid subscription to RHN extends past April 30, 2004?

****************

Find out more about your migration options with product comparisons,
whitepapers and documentation at the Red Hat Linux Migration Resource
Center:

http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn

Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat Network customers:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/rhlmigrationfaq/

Sincerely,

Red Hat, Inc.

lost-and-found · November 3rd, 2003, 04:07 PM

I can't believe this......although never a Red Hat user myself this is still REALLY shocking, are you sure this is from Red Hat and not from some scam artist pretending to be Red Hat?

AzKidd69 · November 3rd, 2003, 04:11 PM

considering the email acct it went to was specifically created FOR redhat umm yea.... (redhat@_my_domain.com) anytime I have to give a website an email addy I use the website name as the username of the email as *@my_domain.com goes to my email client. makes it easier to see who breaks their privacy agreements and also makes it easy to filter out addy's the spammers have gotten ahold of

ahh now I see what is going on.. they are going to a 'subscription model'
http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/

Scott Tiger · November 3rd, 2003, 04:21 PM

Guess I'll either migrate to Debian or *BSD.

DanGrease · November 3rd, 2003, 04:28 PM

Can't believe this, as a Linux Redhat user myself this is not a great thing to be knowing about. From what I understand is that they are not going to support the versions beside 9.0 and the shrike version is going to be supported until a date and then no more Redhat? I thought they would still continue doing more versions but it looks like they have other plans.

dan

AzKidd69 · November 3rd, 2003, 04:44 PM

looks like you are not the only one.. the annual subscription pricing for RedHat Network jumps from 60$$/yr to 179$$/year for basically the same exact thing.. argh.. I guess I could always get the fedora project.. at least it's still free and has the redhat network (basically the same as windows update)

**EvilRick** · November 3rd, 2003, 04:54 PM

You guys should have seen this coming. It's RedHat, they're so "wanna be Microsoft" it's not even funny.

I would imagine this has been in plan for a loooong time.

ooops · November 3rd, 2003, 04:55 PM

From what I've read , until the 2.6 kernal is "official" they are just waiting.

AzKidd69 · November 3rd, 2003, 05:00 PM

I don' t really mind the subscription plan AS LONG as it's a decent price BUT 179$$/yr. I wa already paying 60$/yr for access to unswamped ISO servers AND their update servers. But this pricing scheme needs to be rethought as th eprice tag is way too high/yr IMO. I mean can you imagine payin 179$/yr for 3 years (average lifespan of an enterprise OS before a new version is released)

I can get win xp pro for less than that. come on redhat get a clue.... at least XP pro has free updates until End of Life

samwichse · November 3rd, 2003, 05:01 PM

That's interesting, because I just got my RH9 demo account extended another 3 months, and none of this. Are you sure it's not just an EOL statement (end of life) for older RH versions?

Sam