[wellylug] Enterprise Linux

Cliffp enkidu at cliffp.com
Fri Dec 20 17:22:01 NZDT 2013


On 20/12/13 17:04, Neil Ramsay wrote:
> On 2013-12-20 16:42, Cliffp wrote:
>> On 20/12/13 10:18, Neil Ramsay wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> At work, along with Active Directory authentication, we are talking
>> about moving towards standardising our Linux flavours.
>>
>> Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is an obvious choice for paid support,
>> but we are also looking at a free options.
>> Since we want to be able to certify our engineers, a RHEL derivative is
>> desirable. We have been looking at CentOS and Oracle Enterprise Linux.
>>
>> So, my question to the list; do you use a RHEL derivative, and why do
>> you use it?
>>
>> Is Oracle Enterprise Linux free? I thought that it costs an arm and a
>> leg and pretty much ties you in to Oracle products which DO cost an
>> arm and a leg.
>
> It is indeed free [1].
> Oracle claims OEL is optimised for Oracle products, but I don't think it
> will bind you to using OEL.
>
> NR
> [1] http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/product/overview/index.html
>
Free to download and distribute, including patches and updates. As is 
RHEL, though you may have to find someone with a RHEL support license to 
download patches for you. I don't believe that the software license 
prohibits that.

Cheers,

Cliff



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