OT: I don't get this - Red Hat

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Michael Hipp wrote:
> http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2003/103092412.asp
>
> "BANGALORE: RedHat, the global provider of Linux, will be bringing out
> desktop versions of the OS, based on its Enterprise Linux kernel version
> 2.4.21 by October this year."
>
> I thought they were getting out of this and going to something called a
> "community version". Is this going to be another SuSE-esque enterprise
> desktop that no-one in their right mind would pay $699 for?

yes.  This is the desktop counterpart to their RHAS product (codenamed
Taroon).  It is in *addition* to their community based offering (codenamed Severn).

>
> Has Ransom Love taken over Red Hat?

No

>
> Does every major Linux vendor have a death wish?

No

>
> Is there no distro I can invest my time in to learn and expect them to
> stay the course?

Redhat.  This is nothing new.  They announced this plan about 9 months
ago.  What you're reporting is just a marketing press release for the
upcoming release of RHAS & RHAW version 3.0.

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