Shibboleth Developers

[Ryan Muldoon <>]

I think this matters a lot less than what people are making it out to be.
If your institution requires support, then the only Red Hat product you can
get is the Enterprise line.  The fees are not for the software itself, but
instead for the support.  It is still GPLed, so you can copy it all you
want, or download the source and compile it yourself.  What is now "Red Hat"
is turning into "Fedora".  It is still being worked on by Red Hat engineers,
but it is also open to community development, so the model is going to be
closer to debian.  They want to set up a meritocracy, so only those people
that are demonstrably capable can add anything to the project, and then the
contributor still work within the goals of the project.  So I don't see this
as a very large change - it seems like Red Hat is just cutting their retail
distribution channel because it wasn't very profitable.  But the
relationship between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the same as Red
Hat Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux....both are/were testbeds for the
enterprise product.

    --Ryan

On 11/5/03 10:46 AM, 
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> I saw  this reposted to one of the campus lists... the poster claims
> that "The Enterprise version with good web capabilities apparently
> starts at around $350"........
> 
> is this true? and does this mean that some number of people will be
> migrating to some  other version of linux (eg debian)?
> 
> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 10:27:51 -0500
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> Subject: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and transition planning
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> Dear yfederow,
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> Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer.
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> 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.
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> With the recent announcement of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3, you'll
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> and implementation.  We have created a migration plan for Red Hat Network
> customers to help make the transition as simple and seamless as
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> If you purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS or ES Basic before February
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> In addition, we have created a Red Hat Linux Migration Resource Center
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> * Are there other migration alternatives?
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> * 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,
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>  http://www.redhat.com/solutions/migration/rhl/rhn
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> Or read the FAQ written especially for Red Hat Network customers:
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