[CS-FSLUG] Linux to expensive ?

[Dommy E. Hamid]

If you want to keep RedHat (since you are probably more familiar with it 
than Debian), why don't you try CentOS instead? It's basically a 
recompiled RedHat without RedHat's costs.

Dommy

mash. wrote:
> As you may be aware I have recently taken a support role at a hosting
> company. Yesterday after talking to my new manager about the dedicated
> servers he informed me that the company will be migrating away from
> providing Red Hat as it apparently is not as cost effective as it used
> to be. This is due to a revision on their licensing. When comparing to
> Windows 2003 server the costs for the company and end user will not be
> as attractive anymore. I am going to look into this as it sounds
> horrendously like Redhat may be shooting themselves in the foot again.
> 
> What is nice for me though is that they are going to be providing
> Debian, which I might add is pronounced irritatingly by my manager as
> "dee bian." Ill sort that out though.
> 
> Just want to find out if anyone knows more about the costing structure
> changes of Redhat and their products?
> 
> mash.
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