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RH usually refers to it as a...
..."enthusiast" and "developer" version. I think RH labels Fedora this way, and dropped RH Linux, in order to leverage more money from big customers via the "enterprise" versions.

I think it would have been wiser of RH to keep RH Linux, but offer optional limited support (e.g. downloading updates, email support) for it on a paid-subscription basis, even though pushing the "enterprise" flavor, with costlier and more extensive support, is an understandable business decision.

In dropping RH Linux, RH has opened a sizable void in their offerings; namely, "professional desktop", "home office", "small business", and for entry-level Linux testing and introduction into mid-sized companies and government agencies. RH not only turned its back on these markets but also on the developers who were working in these areas.

It looks to me like SuSe 9.1 Professional just might offer a suitable replacement for RH Linux. Although I had poor luck with SuSe 8.something Professional (appeared to install normally but didn't notice that I had a LAN card), 9.1 looks worth a try.
Posted by: FederalistPaperBoy   Posted on: 05/19/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Dunno if I'd call it hobbyist Linux  acaluya | 05/18/04
That is not the only one.  doe_z | 05/18/04
IBM didn't really cross pollenate UNIX/Linux  nucrash | 05/18/04
I think  toadlife | 05/18/04
WTF?  Suicida| | 05/19/04
RH usually refers to it as a...  FederalistPaperBoy | 05/19/04
it is something you would NEVER use in production  V Sanders | 05/19/04
Hmmm, maybe it's time to upgrade the test server.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/18/04
It's not like you have to choose  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/18/04
Which desktop...  prime21 | 05/18/04
Depends on what you need.  doe_z | 05/18/04
Fluxbox  Mr_Shifty | 05/19/04
Depends on the use  nucrash | 05/18/04
KDE  toadlife | 05/18/04
slight correction  toadlife | 05/18/04
Server GUI  guido_z | 05/19/04
It doesn't, but...  Michael Kelly | 05/19/04
No GUI needed  toadlife | 05/19/04
True, but it is a bit more than just a server.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/04
difference in perspective (re: GUI)  B.O.F.H. | 05/19/04
Thanks BOFH, I should have said it does more than just being a server.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/04
regarding your question about a Linux GUI...  B.O.F.H. | 05/19/04
Dang, No_Ax!  FederalistPaperBoy | 05/19/04
HAve you ever seen "Quigly Down Under"?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/04
GUI on a server??  Iain_Peters | 05/19/04
Yes, it is also a test bed for us.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/19/04
shouldn't a test server be the same as production  V Sanders | 05/19/04
Install them all...  John Le'Brecage | 05/19/04
$350 per year??????  Fred Flintsone | 05/18/04
It is free, troll..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/18/04
Re: $350 per year??????  rlodge@... | 05/18/04
LOL  Suicida| | 05/19/04
I do actually...  Grimm Reaper | 05/19/04
I just download for free  voska | 05/19/04
try to update without a subscription  V Sanders | 05/19/04
can you imagine if ms required users  V Sanders | 05/19/04
Correction:  John Le'Brecage | 05/19/04
Headline in 5 years: "Microsoft loses monopoly to a hobby"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/19/04
new hobby os  V Sanders | 05/19/04

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