Re: Options for Enterprise RH (Was: Have Enterprise via SRPM forfree?)

[Jonathan Bartlett <johnnyb eskimo com>]

I believe that the only difference between Enterprise via purchase and
Enterprise via SRPM is that the purchased products include more
integration libraries from third-party vendors.  For example, Enterprise
_may_ include things like Oracle headers and whatnot.  These cannot be
freely copied.

So yes, you _can_ copy _parts_ (actually the majority) of Enterprise, but
you would have to make sure the proprietary parts were left out.  I do not
know if this would violate your service agreement with Red Hat or not, but
it is perfectly legit.

Jon

On 1 May 2003, Eric Sisler wrote:

> On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 14:26, scott.list wrote:
>
> > What would be the difference except support from having a "real"
> > enterprise version?  That is, wouldn't this "quasi" enterprise version
> > be just like the real thing except for having to make the SRPMS? and
> > this "quasi enterprise" version be as current/secure as the "real"
> > version?
>
> While we're on this topic, what are others on this list
> doing/considering?
>
> I understand why RH is heading this direction with their products and I
> think in the long run it will attract business from ISV's & corporate
> customers, but I need something a little less costly.  (Granted the cost
> structure is still cheap compared to other options, but many of us are
> running Linux *because* we don't have much of a software budget to begin
> with...)
>
> I'm interested in the longer release time/RPM updates available with the
> Enterprise line, but probably can't justify the cost.  Obviously moving
> to another distro is always an option, but I'm trying to avoid that.
>
> I'm wondering if I could do something like purchase one copy of RH
> Enterprise & install it on multiple servers.  Naturally I wouldn't
> expect to receive support on more than just one server, but other than
> updated RPM's I really don't need "official" support anyway.  I'd even
> be willing to consider purchasing subscriptions to RHN for the extra
> servers if necessary.
>
> Has anyone tried this tack with RH?  Different/better solutions are also
> welcome - I'm not particularly looking forward to the prospect of
> upgrading my servers once a year.
>
> -Eric
>
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