Re: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning

[Jeremiah Cornelius <jeremiah () nur net>]

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Mandrake is NOT a modified RedHat.  This was true initially - in 1998.  At the 
time, Mandrake was a RedHat 5.x which added RPMS for KDE 1.x., when the QT 
licensing issue conflicted with GPL, and RHAD Labs first worked on Gnome.

Since 1999, Mandrake has produced their own kernels and packages.  There is 
little common between these two beyond file system hierarchy and package 
format.  I have dared a cross-platform upgrade, via RPM, RH --> MDK, back 
around 2000.  I would not recommend this on a production box! I highly doubt 
you could even get this to work today.

On Monday 03 November 2003 11:48, Bassett, Mark wrote:
> Well as far as similarity goes Mandrake is a modified Redhat so you will
> notice less of a change going that way.
>
>
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> Mark Bassett
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> From: Tim Groninga [mailto:Tim () PCLugNut com]
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 1:11 PM
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and
> transition planning
>
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>
> Got the same f-you-gram today - already figuring out what distro to fall
> back to but 99% of my experience has been on Redhat. No time to try them
> all....so FreeBSD/SuSE/Mandrake - what are your opinions of each?
> Flexiblity, ease of use, ease of migration, security etc.
>
> /.Tim
>
> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 12:16, Joshua Levitsky wrote:
>
> It's happened. Red Hat has officially said F@#$ YOU to us all.
>
> Hey Red Hat.. I've got a migration plan for you... it's called BSD /
> SuSE /
> Mandrake.
>
> -Josh
>
> --
> Joshua Levitsky, MCSE, CISSP
> System Engineer
> Time Inc. Information Technology
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Red Hat Network" <dev-null () rhn redhat com>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:50 PM
> Subject: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning
>
> > Dear jlevitsk,
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > ****************
> > 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.)
> >
> > ****************
> > 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?
> >
> > ****************
> >
> > 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
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