__/ [ BearItAll ] on Monday 18 September 2006 09:20 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Red Hat, JBoss Show Fruits of Acquisition
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Linux vendor Red Hat on Sept. 18 will roll out a new series of
>> | open-source subscriptions that include offerings from recently
>> | acquired middleware provider JBoss. The products will be
>> | immediately available to Red Hat's global distributors and resellers.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2016952,00.asp
>
>
> "All the software will be delivered and updated through the Red Hat
> Network. Pricing for an annual subscription will start at about $1,999 per
> server and rise to about $8,499 per server, depending on the level of
> support required, said Todd Barr, a director in Red Hat's enterprise group.
> "
>
> No thanks RH, you can keep it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glagla/sets/1177687/
See Red Hat in this small collection. That's why Cent OS is such a good
initiative, in my opinion. And speaking of RHEL, it seems to be lagging
behind SLES 10 (even the beta of version 5 needs some heavy Xen testing by
volunteers from what I can gather).
> I think RH have forgotten what Linux is about. They are just plain greedy.
> I wont be letting RH back into this company until they come back to their
> senses, but also they would have to come up with a product that is better
> than Novell's SLES10, because right now there isn't a server OS I would
> swap that for and I can't see anything coming from RH can could even run
> on the same track.
When Red Hat are /forced/ (through competition) to return to their senses,
then businesses and spirit to volunteer will return as well. Many people out
there still argue that Fedora is just some experiment, even though Red Hat
hotly denies that. Microsoft and Sun face similar pressures and it will all
balance out in favour of the customer (low cost, good service).
Best wishes,
Roy
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