OT: RedHat going to a subscription model? WTF??? Options

[SirAndy]

so, if i understand this right, RedHat Linux just went to a yearly subscription model, ranging from $179 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS) to $2499 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS) PER YEAR ...

WTF??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

so, now i have to pay $179 each year to use Linux as a desktop workstation?

this is nuts ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Andy

[Gint]

Whatabunchageeks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

BTW, "Real men" use whatever is necessary to get the job done in the best possible way given the circumstances, and recognise that the appropriate solution may vary.

Generally excellent discussion here today, but that's the wisest statement I've seen in a while.

I've known this redhat thing was coming for a little while now. I don't hate redhat, nor is it my favorite. My first dabble into Linux was slackware. As much as I'd like to get back to my "roots" it probably would make more sense to chose something else. Based on what I know at this point without researching it a lot more I agree that Debian or FreeBSD might very well be good choices for this BBS. When the new drives are installed and we get some other updates running, I will be evaluating and discussing with the other admins a new OS for the club site. There is enough on the plate right now that needs to be done first. And it's that busy time of year.

There are those of us aiming to fix it  (keep an eye on this space)

Wanna let me in on the secret there Kim? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I wonder what the results of a security scan of the 914club web server would result?

My first thought was who fuch'n cares? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) But Actually I do. Since I'm primarily responsible these days for admining the OS at the very least, I'd like to see what you come up with. But Andy is correct and he finally got that point across to me some time back. If this box crashed tomorrow I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. My life, my job, my family doesn't really depend on it. I guess that's not entirely true, I would lose some sleep getting the thing back up and running if it crashed. But you get the general idea.

Now, having said all of that, I will not participate in, and I would encourage everyone else on the board not to discuss vulnerabilities with our favorite time killer (914world.com) directly on the board. There could very well be enough people (it really only takes one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) ) that would love to "play around" after reading about said issues. Know what I mean? It's to everyone's benefit IMHO. None of this is intended to mean that we don't care or want to hear concerns in this regard. On the contrary, if you do have concerns by all means please don't hesitate to PM or email any one of the admins.


Cheers gang! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)