Realmente me ha dejado anodadado, lo mejor de todo, es que al igual que redhat otras distros posiblemente decidan irse comercial completamente, se suponía que redhat ganaba plata con sus certificaciones y soportes técnicos, pero ahora sacan del aire a los redhat, y solamente soportarán redhat enterprise y la otra cosa, cualquiera de las dos, pagadas. Ofrecerán una distro llamada fedora para las comunidades de linux pero no dan garantía de soporte, actualizaciones, etc...


Gústele al que le guste, redhat era la distro más usada en latinoamérica y norteamérica, muy usada, ahora no todo el mundo migrará a los ES de redhat pues no querrán pagar. Quién sustituirá al redhat? De momento, intentaré probar al fedora a ver qué tal, pero me parece que debian tiene una buena oportunidad al igual que mandrake... veremos qué pasa con el tiempo.

A continuación, el mail en inglés que recibí de los señores de redhat hace un rato.
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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:

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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.)

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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?

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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.

[*] Limit 10 units. Higher volume purchase inquiries should contact a
regional Red Hat sales representative. Contact numbers available at
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn

--the Red Hat Network Team