Quick Fedora 2 questions

[Reuben D. Budiardja]

On Wednesday 18 August 2004 16:12, Jeff Lacki wrote:
> I havent been around for a while while all the RH 9 to Fedora
> questions have been asked/solved etc.
>
> Just a couple quick questions:
>
> 1. I downloaded the Fedora 2 core from redhat.com, I was under the
>    impression it was free and worked with up2date seamlessly, however
>    it seems they are asking me for a registration number for Fedora
>    when I ran rhn_register....Is it free or isnt it?  If free, where
>    do I obtain a product reg number?

It's free, as in really really totally free. You don't need to run 
rhn_register, just run up2date directly. In Fedora, up2date uses yum, so you 
may want to put a mirror that's close to you and fast. Alternatively, you can 
just use yum. 
For better explanation, look that this URL (and its related links):

http://www.fedorafaq.org/


> 2.  If Fedora isnt free (when I say free, I mean WITH up2date support),
>     what do people recommend I go to as far as Linux distros go that
>     are free and have free support?

See 1. 

> 3.  How much is Fedora 2 to purchase with a 1 yr license or whatever?

See 1.

> 4.  Im considering Solaris 10 for x86, but I have no clue on how solaris
>     does updates these days...any comments?

OT. This is *not* a Solaris mailing list.

RDB
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Reuben D. Budiardja
Dept. Physics and Astronomy
University of Tennesse, Knoxville, TN

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