On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:07:33 -0400 Johnathan Bailes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know I tend to agree with the original sentiment. In comparison > to both linux distros and the competition from closed sources the RHE > price tag seems a bit high and at the same time fedora might seem a bit > too bleeding edge. You are going to have some big markets for linux in > the small to medium size deployment areas running around and trying out > other choices. This is bad. > > We use Suse at work here and the professional version is like about $70 > bucks. The question will be is the extra $100+ worth it? > > Most firms are not going to look at the fedora choice seeing it as a > bleeding edge desktop style distro. Not what they want on their web > servers. > > Yes, the turn over in terms of boxed units is too high and there needs > to be another choice. > > However, at the very least, there should be a entry level boxed RH > product that is stable and can be seen from a corporate IT standpoint as > a branded RedHat product to deploy on their dns, ftp, http and other > basic servers that may not be seen as warranting a Enterprise price > tag. Otherwise, RH is going to lose big market share to Suse on this > front. IMHO and all that. > Hi Johnathan, It looks like not enough people voted with dollars and cents to ensure that RedHat could provide the services you're looking for. I see no reason to believe that Fedora will be less stable than RHL 10. If you need support you'll have to pay for it, the price is set by the market place. If someone else can provide what you need cheaper, by all means they're the correct choice for you. It would be great if RedHat could afford to be all things to all people, but we know that isn't realistic. The net result of this resent change may very well lead to more improvments to Linux, better support for the High end, and better community involvment in the low and mid markets. I just don't see any reason to worry yet. Sean. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
