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| 2009-09-02 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 |
| Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, release 5.4. New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 is a reorganization of the release note material; now the release notes are a condensed set of major release highlights. The following list summarizes improvements in this release: hardware - 10 GigE drivers with GRO support, FCoE support on standard NICs, SR I/OV support; system - kernel tracepoints for systemtap use; per process I/O accounting, FIEMAP support; virtualization - hypervisor scalability to 192 CPUs, additional hypervisor - Kernel Based Virtual Machine (KVM)." Read the release announcement and release notes for further information. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 is available either via the usual update mechanism or as a set of ISO images for new installation (Red Hat Networks subscribers only). An unsupported 30-day evaluation edition can be requested here. |
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| 2009-07-01 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Beta |
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| Red Hat has announced the availability of the beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 5.4 (Linux kernel 2.6.18-155.el5) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of products. This beta includes the following improvements: full support for the KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor; Power Systems LPAR enablement; new SAP resources agents for SAP instance and SAP database; virtual machine (vm.sh) resource agent now uses libvirt; new fencing agent for Cisco MDS SAN switches and IBM LPAR instances via HMC; updated ALSA audio infrastructure; improvements for docking and undocking with CD-ROM in dock; updates to i810, Intel, mga, ATI, and nv drivers; FUSE is fully supported...." Read the rest of the detailed release announcement for a complete list of changes and new features. As usual, this beta release of RHEL is available to existing customers from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2009-05-19 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 |
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| Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.8, the latest update of the company's legacy series of enterprise-class operating systems: "Today we released the eighth update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, marking the next step in the product's seven-year life cycle. RHEL 4, first shipped in February 2005, is now in the Production 2 life cycle phase. With this, the focus of product updates in the future will shift away from providing significant code changes and focus on providing critical fixes and helping customers evolve their IT plans for eventual migration to RHEL 5. Key features in RHEL 4.8 include: improved virtualization performance and scale; Improved Windows interoperability and file system support; general performance improvements; storage and file system enhancements...." Read the rest of the press release for further details. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 is available to existing Red Hat customers via the usual update mechanisms or as a set of ISO images from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2009-03-13 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 Beta |
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| Red Hat, Inc. has released a beta build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.8, the fully-supported legacy line of the company's enterprise-class Linux distribution: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 4.8 (Linux kernel 2.6.9-82.EL) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 family of products. This release includes the following improvements: Kerberos 5 utilities are now PAM enabled; updated IPMItool to v1.8.10, Device-mapper to 1.02.28; added router solicitation support; added virtio drivers to support KVM hypervisor environments; added new AMD HDMI audio support to ATI HDMI; updated ALSA hda driver update from upstream; fixed and properly detect pmtimer on ASUS a8v motherboard; improved reliability of Autofs; fixed various short packet handling for NFSv4 readdir and sunrpc issues...." Read the rest of the release announcement further details and known issues. The ISO images of this beta release are available to all existing RHEL subscribers via the Red Hat Networks service. |
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| 2009-01-20 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 |
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| Red Hat, Inc. has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3, the latest update to the RHEL 5 series: "Red Hat, Inc. today announced the global availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, featuring the latest open source, commercial-strength technology innovations. In the third update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, customers will receive a wide range of enhancements, including significantly increased virtualization scalability, expanded hardware platform support and incorporation of OpenJDK Java technologies. Customers with a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription will receive the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 update, which is available for immediate download from Red Hat Network." Read the formal press release and the detailed release notes for more information. Existing RHEL customers can download the updates or the updated ISO images from Red Hat Networks, while new customers can download a 30-day trial edition from the RHEL Evaluation Program page after filling in a registration form. |
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| 2008-10-29 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Beta |
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| Red Hat has announced the availability of a beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3, the third update to the stable RHEL 5 series: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 5.3 for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of products. This beta release includes the following improvements: support for up to 126 CPUs in the x86_64 Hypervisor; support for up to 1 TB memory per host on x86_64; cluster mirror support (2-leg mirrors only); NetworkManager 0.7; updated graphics drivers; re-based CUPS (print server), now with full Kerberos support; initial implementation of userspace tracing; root and swap encryption support in the installer; hibernate / resume support with encrypted disks; SELinux enablement of new NetworkManager and audit functionality; re-based samba from 3.0.28 to 3.0.32 which supports Windows Vista...." Read the detailed release announcement for a comprehensive list of changes and known issues. This beta release is available to existing RHEL subscribers as an update via the yum update utility or as an ISO image download from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2008-07-29 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 |
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| Red Hat announced the official release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.7: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of 4.7 (kernel-2.6.9-78.EL) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 family of products. This release includes the following improvements: Virtualization Enhancements, Encryption and Security Enhancements, Tuning and Debugging: systemtap, Tools Enhancement, Networking and IPv6 Enablement, Storage Improvements, Platform Enhancements, Kernel Improvements, Laptop and Desktop Enhancements. The following Technology Preview features are new or enhanced in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7: frysk; gcc4." Read the complete release announcement and release notes for details. Existent subscribers can obtain this release from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2008-05-28 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Beta |
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| Red Hat has announced the availability of the beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.7: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 4.7 (kernel 2.6.9-70.EL) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 family of products. This beta release includes the following improvements: virtualization enhancements; laptop and desktop enhancements; encryption and security enhancements; tuning and debugging - systemtap; tools enhancement (added JRockit 1.6.0); networking and IPv6 enablement; storage improvements; platform enhancements; kernel improvements; new driver support and driver updates; technology previews for the Frysk system monitor and GCC 4." Read the complete release announcement for a detailed list of all changes and improvements. Existing subscribers who are interested in beta testing this release can download the installation ISO images from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2008-05-21 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 |
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| Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2, the second update to its RHEL 5.x product series: "Today we released the second update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. As with earlier minor releases, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 comes with a broad set of bug fixes, updated hardware support capabilities, quality improvements, and a set of new software features that have been backported from upstream open source projects to the Enterprise Linux 5 code base. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 enhancements are primarily focused in six areas: virtualization, laptop and desktop improvements, encryption and security, cluster and storage enhancements, networking and IPv6 enablement, serviceability." Read the press release and release notes for more details. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 is available to existing subscribers Red Hat Networks - either as a set of new installation media or via the usual upgrade mechanisms. |
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| 2008-03-11 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Beta |
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| Red Hat has announced the first beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2, the second maintenance update to the RHEL 5 series: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 5.2 (kernel 2.6.18) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of products. This beta release includes the following improvements: virtualization enhancements; laptop and desktop enhancement (suspend and hibernate improvements, re-base of the top desktop applications, updated graphics drivers); encryption and security Enhancements; improved audit and logging; networking and IPv6 enablement; cluster improvements; kernel improvements; architecture specific support; new driver support or driver updates." Please read the complete release announcement for known issues and other details. Existing RHEL subscribers interested in testing the release can update their installations with yum or they can download new installation media from Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2007-11-16 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 |
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| Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.6, the 6th update to its legacy Red Hat 4.x product line: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the release of 4.6 (kernel 2.6.9-67.EL) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 family of products. This release includes the following enhancements: availability of a full set of updated installable CD ISO with OS package updates and install-time support for new hardware; availability of updated Extras ISO images with third party package updates. New kernel features include: added getcpu system call on ia64; added /proc numa maps support; updated Infiniband OFED support to 1.2; added ability to disable out of memory killer; added smaps functionality; updated CIFS client to version 1.48aRH...." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. The ISO images of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 are available to existing RHEL subscribers via Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2007-11-07 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 |
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| Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.1, the first update to the RHEL 5 product line: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1. This update includes the following enhancements: completion of virtualization support on Itanium2 platforms; improved support for Fully Virtualized (FV) guests; improved ACPI power management support including support for S3 suspend to RAM and S4 hibernate; ext3 file system now fully supports file system sizes of up to 16 TB; IPv6 improvements; hardware support enhancements; Samba update for improved interoperability; PAM/Kerberos and NSS-LDAP updates for improved integration in Active Directory environments; improved support for autofs load balancing with replicated servers...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a detailed list of changes and enhancements. The RHEL 5.1 ISO images are available to existing RHEL subscribers via Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2007-07-30 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Beta 1 |
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| Red Hat has announced a beta release of its first minor update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the beta release of 5.1 (kernel 2.6.18-36.el5) for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 family of products. This beta release includes the following improvements: Completion of virtualization support on Itanium2 platforms; support for 32-bit PV guests on 64-bit AMD64/Intel 64 hosts; improved support for HV guests; improved ACPI power management support including support for S3 suspend to RAM and S4 hibernate; technology preview of a Firewire stack which will be fully supported in a subsequent minor release..., general bug fixing and driver updates." Please see the release announcement for a complete list of changes and improvements. This beta release of RHEL 5.1 is only available to the subscribers of Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2007-05-02 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 |
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| Red Hat has announced the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5, the fifth update to RHEL 4 series: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (kernel 2.6.9-55.EL). This update includes the following enhancements: RHEL4 paravirtualized kernel for i686 and x86_64 and installation of paravirt RHEL4.5 guests; updated kernel support for Infiniband; NFS performance metrics; EDAC for Opteron; diskdump support for sata_nv and ibmvscsi drivers; netdump support to 8139cp driver; CIFS updated to 1.45; clustering application support through dm device ioctls.There were several bug fixes in various parts of the kernel." This is the first RHEL release with the new "point" numbering (instead of the old "4 Update X" version numbers). Please read the release announcement for further details. Installable binary and source ISO images are available for download from Red Hat Network (subscribers only). |
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| 2007-03-14 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has been released: "Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the cornerstone of the company's open source architecture. Initially launched in 2002, Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be found in the majority of Fortune 500 environments, and is renowned for performance, value and reliability." The new release introduces SELinux management tools, Xen virtualisation, IPV6 support, and a number of new services and solutions. Read the full press release and visit the company's product pages for more information. The release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is also covered by ZDNet, Computerworld and Linux Format. |
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| 2006-11-16 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 |
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| Red Hat has announced the second beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has been developed in close cooperation with the Fedora Core 6 and the upstream community. This is the first Red Hat Enterprise Linux release that includes Xen-based open source virtualization technology. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 2 release contains virtualization support on the x86 and x86_64 architectures as well as a technology preview of Xen for Itanium 2. We are particularly interested in your testing feedback on the virtualization technology." For more information please see the release announcement and read the release notes (x86). Unlike the first RHEL 5 beta, the latest development release is only available to the subscribers of Red Hat Networks. |
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| 2006-09-07 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 |
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| Red Hat has announced the availability of a public beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 milestone. This is a public beta. This is the first Red Hat Enterprise Linux release that includes Xen based open source virtualization technology. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 release contains virtualization on the i386 and x86_64 architectures as well as a technology preview for IA64." The release announcement has all the details, including information about the new client-server packaging structure, additional functionality provided by specialist "media kits", software registration, new mailing list for beta testers, and the bug reporting facility. Download mirrors are hard to find at this stage, but try visiting the Fedora mirror list, some of which may carry the new RHEL 5 beta CD and DVD images. Here are two quick links to the i386 server and client DVD images: RHEL5-Server-20060830.1-i386-DVD.iso (2,270MB, SHA1), RHEL5-Client-20060830.1-i386-DVD.iso (3,130MB, SHA1). |
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| 2005-03-15 |
Reviews: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 |
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| eWEEK has published a good, comprehensive review of the recently released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux shares most of the same security mechanisms as other Linux distributions. However, it lets administrators further batten down their system hatches through support for SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux), a set of kernel modifications and utilities initially developed by the National Security Agency that brings a mandatory access control permissions scheme to Linux. Developing and troubleshooting SELinux policies, particularly on a system running many applications, is a tricky business. RHEL 4 eases the burden by shipping with a 'targeted' policy that protects by default a small set of system services that are at great risk for attack because they typically face the Internet." The 4-page review starts here.
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| 2005-02-15 |
Red Hat Magazine - February 2005 |
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| The February issue of Red Hat Magazine is now available for your reading pleasure: "This month is a month of celebration: Happy Valentines Day, Happy President's Day, and Happy Chinese New Year. So why not celebrate the launch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The first version of Enterprise Linux was released in 2002, and it has come a long way in just a few short years. Enterprise Linux 4 is based on the 2.6 kernel, has SELinux for added security, GNOME 2.8, HAL and D-BUS for better hardware recognition and plug-and-play capabilities, and Firefox as the default web browser. If that doesn't convince you to try it, check out all the articles in this month's issue of the magazine." Read more in the February issue of Red Hat Magazine.
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| 2005-02-15 |
Red Hat Launches Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 has been formally announced and released: "Red Hat, the leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, announced global availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 last night at a press conference hosted by Red Hat executives, partners and customers. This latest release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux enables enterprise organizations to realize the benefits of open source innovation throughout their IT environment, particularly in the areas of performance and security. Red Hat Enterprise Linux proves that Linux solutions can effectively eliminate for the need for Solaris in the enterprise." Read the press release and visit the product pages for further information. NewsForge and LinuxPlanet have the first reviews.
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| 2005-01-21 |
Red Hat Magazine - January 2005 |
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| The third issue of Red Hat Magazine is now available for your reading pleasure: "It's that time again. Issue 3 of Red Hat Magazine is available. If you saw the Spread Firefox ad in the New York Times and want to know what all the hype is about, get the inside story in an interview from Chris Blizzard, a member of Red Hat's desktop team and Mozilla Foundation board member. This issue also features three articles about new technologies coming soon to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Together they show how hardware can 'just work.' As always, enjoy this issue and let us know what you want to see in the magazine." Issue 3 of Red Hat Magazine is available here.
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| 2004-12-16 |
Red Hat Magazine - Issue 2, December 2004 |
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| A new issue of Red Hat Magazine is out: "Just in time for the holidays, issue 2 of Red Hat Magazine is hot off the presses. Well OK, it is hot off our smoking keyboards. After you eat more turkey, spend all night playing your new PS/2 games, and watch your kids come down from a sugar high courtesy of the grandparents giving them more candy that one person should consume all year, sit down with a hotty toddy or drink of your choice and relax while reading the second issue of the magazine." Includes the second part of "Better Living Through RPM", three stories about how Red Hat got its name, a geek giving guide, configuring devices with udev, Fedora status report, tips and tricks, and many other interesting topics. Read more in the latest issue of Red Hat Magazine.
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| 2004-09-28 |
Development Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Beta 1 |
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| The first beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (version 3.94, code name "Nahant") is now available for public download and testing: "Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) Beta 1 milestone. This is a public beta. Please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested in testing this beta release. Red Hat Enterprise Linux v. 4 Beta is a preview of the next generation of Red Hat's comprehensive suite of enterprise operating systems - designed for mission-critical enterprise computing and certified by top enterprise software vendors." The announcement, release notes (Enterprise Server, i386). To download the 4 ISO image sets, please visit the Red Hat download server, Red Hat Networks or one of the mirrors and choose your desired architecture (i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64) and product (Advanced Server, Desktop, Enterprise Server, Workstation). Bugs should be reported to Bugzilla.
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| 2004-06-11 |
Review: Red Hat Desktop |
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| Linux.com has published a review of Red Hat Desktop, an enterprise class product based on RHEL 3: "Red Hat Desktop provides an excellent low-level computing platform for ordinary employees who were previously using an older version of Windows. By replacing a Windows 98 or NT environment with Red Hat products you gain security, support, and reduced licensing costs. Home desktop users will be happier with Fedora Core than with Red Hat Desktop; FC is more up-to-date, uses much newer programs and kernels, and has exceptional support for the 64-bit AMD64 platform. It's simply more conducive to home and recreational use." Read the full review here.
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| 2004-02-18 |
RH Professional Workstation: More Expensive, Fewer Features |
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| NewsForge takes a look at Red Hat Professional Workstation, but as the headline suggests, the reviewer is not too impressed: "Desktop productivity users may hardly notice the difference between the two products. Generally, only minor package updates have been included over those that were available in Red Hat Linux 9. Although Ximian Evolution has been updated to 1.4.5, OpenOffice.org remains at an aged 1.0.2. A number of productivity applications, including GnuCash, have actually been removed altogether." The full story.
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| 2004-02-05 |
Review: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 |
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| UNIX Review has published a review of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0: "Enterprise Linux 3 looks and feels more like a steady, sober corporate computer system than previous Red Hat offerings, although the changes to the user experience are subtle and may not attract a lot of attention. The real changes are largely invisible to the user — better performance, and better and more efficient support for alternative platforms. But you'll also find enhanced support (including improvements to the Red Hat Network services) and better tools for enterprise administration, such as better deployment and rollout tools and new support for diskless clients. Is it worth it? That depends on who you are." The complete review.
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| 2004-01-21 |
Red Hat in the News |
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| A handful of Red Hat-related stories from around the Internet. Linux on Laptops: Red Hat Linux 9 Review by OSNews: "An excellent software package helps redeem it, but in the end, it's not really suitable for a portable system. What good is an OS if you can't even check your battery status?" Red Hat Sets Sights on Linux Desktop by eWeek: "The battle over the Linux desktop is about to heat up, with Red Hat Inc. planning to bring an enterprise Linux desktop to market within the next year." Matthew Szulik and Red Hat Look Forward, an interview by IBM's Linux Line: "The Fedora Project is Red Hat's opportunity to accelerate the development of new functionality in conjunction with the Open Source community. The community likes to develop often and release often, in short development and rapid release cycles." Enjoy!
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| 2003-12-11 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3.0 Review |
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| OSNews has published a review of Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0: "If you currently use RHL and are looking at RHEL as an upgrade path to a supported system, I think it's a great choice (IMHO). This is especially true if you qualify for the educational deal with Red Hat and can obtain it at a greatly reduced rate. I feel that the normal fee for the system ($1500) is pretty steep but if a company were to find that the advantages outweigh the cost then this is definitely the way to go." The 2-page review starts here.
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| 2003-12-06 |
Follow-up Interview with Jeremy Hogan of Red Hat |
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| LinuxQuestions.org has published a follow-up interview with Red Hat's Manager of Community Relations Jeremy Hogan: "The consumer desktop is a pretty big market, and we already have a chunk of it, but it's fickle, it's full of folks happy enough, or used to what they have. It's full of people using technology because they have to, or using an OS because it came installed. A number of things have to be right to really get into that, technological superiority, as we've seen is not enough or else OSX would have the desktop. (I've decided to make it a tradition of plugging OSX in these interviews.)" Read the rest of the interview.
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| 2003-11-21 |
Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik Responds |
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| The CEO of Red Hat Matthew Szulik has answered 10 questions presented by Slashdot readers: "Q: For the average person, Red Hat _is_ Linux. Who do you believe will replace you as being the defacto Linux distribution for the average person? A: The definition of average should be clear. For the 'average' reader of Slashdot, the Fedora Project is the ideal Linux distribution. For the average knowledge worker in an office setting, we believe Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 WS is appropriate. For the average person that needs to be able to plug in their digital camera without going into the terminal window, we think that the user's experience with any brand of Linux will be sub-par. We hope that consumer-focused technologies will thrive and mature in the Fedora Project setting. When the code is production quality, Red Hat will make them available as part of a supported distribution." Read he rest of the interview.
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| 2003-10-22 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 |
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| Red Hat's enterprise class operating system - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 is now officially released: "Red Hat, Inc., the world's premier open source software provider, today announced a major milestone in the company's long-term strategy of delivering an Open Source Architecture to the enterprise. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is now available supporting a greatly increased range of IT deployments and spanning seven hardware architectures. Emphasizing scalability, performance and extended system coverage, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 provides a stable operating system platform that enables customers to realize the benefits of open source solutions across their complete computing infrastructure - from the desktop to the largest server." The product line consists of RHEL WS for desktop/client needs (US$179 -US$299), ES for small to mid-range servers (US$349 -US$799) and AS for high-end and mission-critical systems (US$1,499 -US$2,499). The release has been extensively covered by many online news sites, including CRN, eWeek, Globtechnology, Internet Week, NewsFactor, PCWorld, SearchEnterpriseLinux, ServerWatch, Slashdot, TechNewsWorld, ZDNet and many others.
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| 2003-09-26 |
Interview with Jeremy Hogan of Red Hat |
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| LinuxQuestions.org interviews Jeremy Hogan, Manager of Community Relations at Red Hat about the newly launched Fedora Project: "I would compare [Fedora] to Debian. What's in the release is what would have gone in Red Hat Linux 10, if there was one. The main difference will be the amount and level of influence contributors and third parties will have on the project's direction." On the question of other Linux distributions: "Red Hat doesn't want to lead a market of one (or even two), we don't want a single vendor world any more than the next guy. I myself run other distros all the time. I'm a big fan of Knoppix, I like some of what Lindows does, I dig Slackware and Debian almost as much as I like getting flamed by their users." Read the full interview here. On a related note, OSNews has published first screenshots of Fedora 0.94.
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| 2003-09-12 |
Is the Leader of the Linux Pack Also the Best of Breed? |
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| ServerWatch has published a review of Red Hat Linux 9 Professional: "Be prepared to be herded up-market fairly quickly in the coming months. Red Hat Linux 9 represents the company's last big retail release, and enterprise customers are being gently guided away from the next general release (which is being put out with less emphasis on the professional market and more emphasis on enthusiasts/hobbyists), toward the "Enterprise" series, which starts at $149 for a desktop/workstation system and goes up to $2,499 for the premium Advanced Server edition." The complete review.
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| 2003-08-13 |
Interview: Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik |
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| CRN interviews Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik: "The desktop is certainly an important area, but when we're inside now speaking to corporations the areas they are trying to solve are around configuration management, patch updates, scheduling, other hard problems that are causing their systems not to perform the way they want. Those are the areas we see as more strategic at this moment in time and of course ultimately, [our strategy] will find its way toward the Red Hat Desktop implementation." Also covered: SCO licensing, Novell's purchase of Ximian, Sun Microsystem's partership with Red Hat and other recent topics of interest. Read the interview here.
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| 2003-07-23 |
Red Hat 10: First Look |
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| Linux Universe reviews the latest beta release from Red Hat Linux, version 9.0.93: "There aren't many major changes, just a bunch of minor tweaks. Most of these are welcome additions though. The one gripe I have is that Red Hat doesn't seem sure if they want to have this be a desktop for the average, not-very technical person (e.g., they hide the boot messages) or be one for the more advanced or technical user (e.g., Emacs is installed by default for a personal desktop). There are people who are confused or intimidated by the boot messages and there are people that use Emacs, but I am pretty sure that there are very few people who actually fall into both categories. Overall though it makes a very good desktop. I have no problems recommending it as a choice to those who are looking for a GNU/Linux based desktop system. It should improve even more by the time of final release." The full review.
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| 2003-06-12 |
Latest Red Hat Delivers Key Apps |
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| Network Computing has published a brief review of Red Hat Linux 9: "Red Hat has released Red Hat Linux 9, the latest iteration of its open-source Linux desktop operating system. Drawing on the contributions made by developers of open-source software projects, Red Hat has customized Linux 9 for home and corporate use. The company also has improved its Bluecurve user interface and graphical installation process and offers new software built on top of the latest core Linux components." Read the rest of the review here.
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| 2003-06-08 |
Red Hat 9 - A Major Release for System Administrators |
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| It's a pleasure to report that the TuxReports team has once again started reviewing Linux distributions - here is their brand new review of Red Hat Linux 9: "Red Hat Linux 9 offers system administrators a chance to increase productivity by adding new tools. The addition of a Samba configuration tool makes setting up the shares easier. Long time Red Hat Linux users will be glad to know that this distribution cleaned up the menus, access to repositories using apt-rpm, and improved documentation." The complete review with several screenshots is available here.
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| 2003-06-04 |
Red Hat 9 - The Windows User's Installation Experience |
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| OSNews reports on a Windows user's experience with installing Red Hat Linux 9: "Perhaps I'm giving Linux a somewhat unfair review by not purchasing documentation and RTFM before I do the install, but the problems I experienced were something quite possibly not covered in the manual. Regardless, these kinds of issues need to be addressed before Linux can break into the desktop world. I would also like to point out that redrawing windows when moved seems a bit slow. Maybe it's my machine, or perhaps it's the fact that the DE's ride on top of the X Window System; I don't know. Definitely on the right track, though. Lots of software, nice desktop, pretty fonts. Red Hat is on the right track and with just a few glitch fixes and tweaks, Red Hat 9 may be ready for the consumer desktop market." The full review.
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| 2003-05-13 |
Review: Red Hat Linux 9 Professional |
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| ZDNet reviews the Professional edition of the latest Red Hat Linux: "PROS: Clean and pretty Bluecurve interface; includes a wealth of applications; much-improved font display; simplified installation. CONS: Weak multimedia applications and downloading tools; expensive. VERDICT: Red Hat 9 is a boon for those who already use it, but it's too expensive to warrant a switch from Windows. Try SuSE (or the free version of Red Hat) for a better mix of price and features." Red Hat 9 Professional is awarded 7.7 points on a scale of 1 to 10. The overview, review, specifications and screenshots.
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| 2003-04-09 |
Red Hat 9 Marks Strategic Shift |
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| ExtremeTech is impressed with the new Red Hat Linux 9: "Overall, we like Red Hat 9, and it appears that Red Hat has devised a good plan to satisfy the needs of both users wanting the latest Linux features and corporate customers looking for code-base stability. This plan gives Red Hat the flexibility it needs to service both the Linux enthusiast community, and corporations looking for more stability and consistency. We really liked the addition of a Samba server config utility to simplify setup and administration of that service, which is so vital for playing nice in Windows-centric environments. We also liked the Bluecurve GUI. This is Red Hat's own unique implementation of Gnome, continues to impress us with its ease of navigation and simplicity." Red Hat Linux 9 gets 9 points out of 10; read the complete review here.
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| 2003-04-07 |
Interview with Matt Wilson of Red Hat, Inc. |
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| OSNews interviews Matt Wilson, Manager, Base Operating Systems at Red Hat, Inc. on the day of the general release of Red Hat Linux 9: "OSNews: What is in your opinion the most important new feature or update found on Red Hat Linux 9 that could 'push' users to upgrade or purchase it? Matt Wilson: For technical users, the new Native POSIX Thread Library (NPTL) will be the most interesting addition. For the desktop or home user, the improved menu layout, refined Bluecurve look and feel, anti-aliased Mozilla font rendering, and alpha blended mouse cursors are all features that could influence users to upgrade." Read the rest of the interview. Red Hat Linux 9 is now available from mirrors worldwide.
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| 2003-04-01 |
Red Hat Linux 9 Technical Changes |
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| This is a Red Hat Linux 9 review with a difference - a highly technical overview of the changes that the new release has brought, designed for system administrators: "During the past few years, people have even been writing reviews of each release. As a general rule, I've been dissatisfied by the superficialities, inaccuracies, and irrelevancies in the reviews often times performed by someone who does not have intimate knowledge of Red Hat Linux. A systems administrator needs an in-depth review that covers -- relative to the previous release." An excellent story by Guru Labs, a must read for all system administrators and those who consider upgrading to Red Hat Linux 9. On a related note, MozillaQuest has published a brief interview with Mark de Visser, Vice President of Red Hat, Inc., about the newly released product and Red Hat's future plans.
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| 2003-03-31 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Linux 9 |
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| Red Hat Linux 9 is now officially released: "Red Hat, Inc., the world's premier open source and Linux provider, today announced the availability of Red Hat Linux 9. Drawing from the work of the open source community, Red Hat Linux 9 allows users to take advantage of the newest open source technology first. With an improved graphical installation, new usability enhancements and end-user applications, Red Hat Linux 9 is designed for students, home computing and technology enthusiasts." The press release has all the details with links to further information, such as features and benefits, product description of the Personal and Professional editions, technical details and the package list. Red Hat Linux 9 is available for immediate download to paid subscribers to Red Hat Network (US$60 per year). It will be released to FTP servers on 7 April.
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| 2003-03-28 |
Red Hat Linux 9 Forces Reliability Gamble |
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| eWeek discusses the upcoming Red Hat Linux 9: "As with any major upgrade, eWEEK Labs recommends that sites survey their application lineup for compatibility with Red Hat 9 before making the move. Some firms may find their needs better served by selecting one of Red Hat's enterprise products, sticking for now with an older Red Hat version or opting for an offering from another OS vendor. Be advised, however, that Red Hat has announced plans to end updates and support for versions 7.1 through 8.0 at the end of this year, and subsequent releases will come with one year of support each." The full story.
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| 2003-03-26 |
Red Hat Liberates and Upgrades |
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| Now that the new Mandrake release is behind us, let's concentrate on the other major upcoming release - Red Hat 9. A couple of articles from the more mainstream IT media; the first one, entitled Red Hat liberates low-end Linux is from News.com: "The biggest single change coming with version 9 is a move to a new way of handling simultaneous programming tasks called 'threads.' The new threading system, called the Native POSIX Threading Library, means deep changes to how some software interacts with the heart of Linux, called the kernel." The second one is called Red Hat upgrades Linux desktop OS and is published by Australian LinuxWorld: "Another enhancement to the operating system is its tighter integration with the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), which will make it easier for users to print files by dragging and dropping them to a printing icon on the desktop. CUPS was included as an option with version 8, along with other printing utilities, but it is now integrated with Red Hat Linux 9 as its default printing system, offering a more unified capability."
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| 2003-03-25 |
Red Hat Linux 9 - First Look at Shrike |
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| OSNews reviews the upcoming Red Hat Linux 9: "All I can recommend is if you already have a solid working installation of Red Hat 8.0 on your computer then there probably isn't any compelling reason to upgrade. All the features in that release are more or less present in this one. Red Hat 9 is more polished, especially in the start menu (and that's a definite plus) and supporting applications, however, it still lacks significant punch to separate itself from previous releases the way that Red Hat 8.0 separated itself from, say, Red Hat 7.3. Where are the killer power management features? You know what I mean..." The review starts here.
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| 2003-03-24 |
Get Red Hat Linux 9 Early |
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| A couple of interesting surprises from Red Hat. Firstly, the next release is going to be numbered 9.0 and not 8.1 as widely expected; see this explanation on the Phoebe mailing list. Secondly, Red Hat has pre-announced the 9.0 release, which is something that the company stubbornly refused to do in the past: "Red Hat Linux 9 ISOs will be available to paid subscribers starting March 31, 2003 -- a week before they will be available on redhat.com, in stores, or on Red Hat FTP. A paid subscription also gets you access to RHN technical support, errata updates, priority access during peak times, and immediate email notification. It's the quickest way to get Red Hat Linux 9." It certainly sounds like an attractive incentive to join the US$60/year Red Hat Networks and enjoy all the great benefits!
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| 2003-03-04 |
Impressions of Phoebe |
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| VB RAD has published an interesting article about the latest beta release from Red Hat Linux, from the perspective of a Windows developer: "Overall, if they fix the inconsistencies, it'll be a pretty good release. Normally, I am a Windows developer. My employer, however, is throwing out the Sun boxes and replacing them with Linux, so we have to interface with applications living on these computers, causing us to have to brush up on Linux. Supposedly, there is always the proverbial "ONE" application that's not available for Linux, which stops people from abandoning Windows (assuming they want to do that). I have found my "ONE" application, other than my Windows development tools. Lack of Shockwave plugin for Linux." On a related note, The Register elaborates on the latest initiative from Red Hat to restrict free access to its Red Hat Network service. The article is entitled Getting Red Hat Network support for free just got harder.
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| 2003-03-01 |
The Best of All Possible Red Hats? |
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| The Linux Magazine has published a brief review of Red Hat Linux 8.0: "First, let me say I like Bluecurve. I don't like it as much as my customized KDE 3 on my SuSE workstation, but if I were a new user, I'd probably find it a lot friendlier. Compared to Lindows and Lycoris, I prefer Red Hat and Bluecurve. While Netscape is gone, Mozilla is a more than worthy successor. I've grown to prefer OpenOffice (included in Red Hat 8) to StarOffice, and Ximian's Evolution e-mail and scheduling programs have matured into user-friendly programs that an open-minded Outlook user could pick up without too much trouble. Indeed, Red Hat 8 currently offers the best pure Linux desktop around. Unfortunately, Red Hat 8 is probably not an alternative for Windows users. They don't want desktop programs that are almost the same. Windows users want Windows applications on Windows. Win4Lin is still more likely to tempt desktop users than Bluecurve and OpenOffice. Red Hat 8 does what the other Red Hats have done before: consolidate its hold on the SMB server market, while making existing Linux desktop users happy." The complete review.
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| 2003-02-22 |
Mini-Report on Red Hat Phoebe 8.0.94 (8.1-Beta 3) |
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| OSNews reports on the latest beta release from Red Hat Linux: "Overall, even by being a beta, I feel that the Red Hat 8.x series are the strongest releases today in the Linux world and Red Hat, Inc. the leading Linux power which brings Linux one step beyond to the corporate desktop and the server space. It is the most consistent, polished Linux desktop available, it has major support by developers and companies who partner with Red Hat, Inc. and its server side is also strong compared to other Linux solutions today." Read the rest of the story.
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| 2003-02-07 |
Redhat 8.1 Beta 2 Preview |
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| SpeedyLinux takes a look at the latest beta release from Red Hat Linux: "Based on this beta, I believe that Redhat 8.1 will be an excellent distribution due to its easy installation, comprehensive hardware detection, anticipated stability, high level of maturity, comprehensive documentation, and support options. While its hardware requirements are too heavy for low end systems and the distribution hasn't been optimized for 686 systems, it should perform fairly well on many systems. Redhat 8.1 should be out by early in the 2nd quarter of 2003, if not sooner." The rest of the preview can be read here.
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| 2003-01-22 |
Red Hat Slips off a Curve |
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| In the third part of the Penguin Shootout series, Timothy R. Butler considers the latest distribution from the best-known name in the sector - Red Hat. With its much hyped and attacked BlueCurve interface and various other improvements, will 8 be the Shadowman's ticket to victory in the challenge? "In the end, Red Hat Linux 8.0 provides a worthy attempt to make an attractive desktop environment, but has far too many small issues to make it a reasonable replacement for more established desktop distributions such as Mandrake Linux or SuSE Linux. This, coupled with the arrogant behavior we noted above concerning KDE, causes us to suggest choosing other solutions for your desktop. It is our hope that the upcoming release of Red Hat 8.1 solves some of these issues, especially in the areas of small bugs and KDE compatibility. If the company can accomplish this, it may have a good contender on its hands." The complete review by Open for Business.
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| 2003-01-20 |
Development Release: Red Hat 8.1 Beta 2 |
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| The second beta of Red Hat 8.1, code name "Phoebe" and version number 8.0.93, has been released: "Fixes in this update include, among many others: updates to the kernel and glibc for NPTL thread support; updates to the kernel to fix USB hotplug; updates to the kernel to fix VM performance. Some features in the previous release have been disabled after problems discovered in testing; these include ACPI and ext3 HTree support." Read the RELEASE-NOTES for complete details of changes. Download: phoebe-i386-disc1.iso (624MB), phoebe-i386-disc2.iso (645MB) and phoebe-i386-disc3.iso (552MB).
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| 2003-01-08 |
Living with Red Hat 8 as a Productivity Client |
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| The Register is sharing a (very positive) experience of moving from Windows to Red Hat Linux: "Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised by how painless it's all been. The system's stable, easily kept up to date, does what I need for work, and the UI remains pretty easy on the eye. Fonts can be a little odd (some pages are particularly grotty in Opera), and some of the apps have iffy moments. But I switched horses on the Saturday, was live with the new system on the Monday, and have neither had my productivity significantly impaired or felt the need to boot the Windows partition for anything other than games. Oh, and so I can use IE to shop at Tesco. But I'm thinking of switching to Sainsburys." The full story.
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| 2003-01-01 |
Red Hat Beta (Phoebe) Preview |
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| ExtremeTech has published a review of the beta version of Red Hat 8.1, code named "Phoebe": "It looks like 8.1 will only be a point upgrade but the new features make it well worth it. I'm sure some things will change between Phoebe and 8.1, but I'm sure it will only be for the better. Judging from this beta I will wholeheartedly recommend the final release to newbies and gurus alike. I can only recommend this beta to the gurus for bug testing though. I am greatly excited by the steps Red Hat Linux has taken to bring Linux to the desktop. I foresee a happy future for Linux.". The review, complete with screenshots, list of cool new features and bugs can be accessed by clicking here.
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| 2002-12-23 |
Development Release: Red Hat Linux 8.1 Beta 1 |
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| Just in time to interfere with our last-minute Christmas shopping - an unexpected new beta release from Red Hat, code-named "Phoebe" and numbered as 8.0.92 has hit the mirrors. According to the RELEASE-NOTES, some of the more significant changes include a new boot diskette layout, modified Red Hat bootstrap process, restructured XFree86 configuration, detection of existing Red Hat installations, the ability to take installation screenshots and upgraded GNU parted disk partitioning program. Also, the minimal installation now requires more than a single CD. Download links: phoebe-i386-disc1.iso (622MB), phoebe-i386-disc2.iso (642MB), phoebe-i386-disc3.iso (607MB). Thank you, Red Hat, for the surprise Christmas present!
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| 2002-11-04 |
Red Hat 8.0: Past the Hype and Under the Hood |
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| Yet another Red Hat 8.0 review, from LinuxPlanet: " Red Hat 8 is a fine desktop Linux, with its usual excellent manuals, and a nice selection of useful applications. It's stable and sprightly on both test machines. Like all Linuxes, it is light-years ahead of Windows and Mac in features and stability. And best of all, it is still a real Linux - completely customizable, no proprietary gotchas. Linux is rich in top-quality programming, server, and system administration tools. The last pieces needed to complete the picture are more full-featured, quality productivity apps. I have a long wish list: accounting, desktop publishing, inventory, games, home and garden design, legal, video editing, family tree, sales and contact management... That's what is going to get Linux onto desktops, not pretty colors. And that perennial favorite, more and better hardware drivers. I do wish manufacturers were not so timid about entering the Linux market." The full story.
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| 2002-11-02 |
Red Hat Nullifies Differences Between bash, csh |
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| In the absence of any major distribution-related news this weekend, I thought you might enjoy a little parody, from Humorix: "In a move that has outraged some hard-core Linux users, Red Hat Software has revealed that future versions of the distribution will hide the differences between command-line user interfaces, creating a 'more unified shell prompt experience'. 'I don't mind if they rebrand and unify the GNOME and KDE interfaces,' said one Linux longhair. 'Frankly, I rarely use GUIs. But when they start messing with my CLI, then it's personal. I'm not going to sit here and let Red Hat infect my beloved tcsh with those annoying quirks from bash.'" The story continues here. And for the more serious types among us, there are two new reviews of Red Hat 8.0 - Red Hat tailors a snug fit by InfoWorld and XP killer? RedHat 8.0 Personal Review by LinuxLinks.
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| 2002-10-25 |
Review of Red Hat 8.0 Professional |
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| OSNews has revisited the Red Hat Linux distribution after evaluating the contents and benefits of the 8.0 Professional Edition: "A month ago we published the world exclusive review of Red Hat 8.0, download edition. In the meatime Red Hat, Inc. sent us a box of their newest product, Red Hat Professional. While the OS is pretty much the same as in the download edition and we already made an extensive article on it, a few additional goodies await the customer in the box, so we review them." The complete story.
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| 2002-10-23 |
Review: Red Hat 8.0 |
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| ExtremeTech continues with their week-long review blowout with Red Hat Linux 8.0: "Red Hat 8.0 Personal is Red Hat's best effort yet at producing an easy to install desktop system. There have been considerable improvements compared to the previous release - more current software, a better organized desktop, default settings that make sense for the typical desktop user, and a more streamlined installation procedure. Red Hat 8.0 is targeting primarily business desktop use, and is well-tuned for that purpose. The only thing missing is an automatic disk partitioning tool. While Red Hat is known for not having the strongest multimedia support, we still liked it enough to purchase a copy of the final edition." The full review.
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| 2002-10-06 |
Red Hat Review Bonanza |
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| The new release from Red Hat Linux has attracted plenty of attention as reviews, first looks and editorials keep pouring in. Here is the latest round-up. TechSeekers: "This is RedHat's best release to date. Not only is it solid but all the components look like they belong there, and all applications and settings are in the logical places." Icrontic: "With the GNOME 2.0 and Red Hat's Bluecurve interfaces, the speed, look and feel of a Red Hat desktop has dramatically improved." OSNews: "My experience [with Red Hat 8.0] wasn't a positive one and I'm afraid I will be using Windows 98 for quite a while." SouthWest LUG: "As for it's usefulness as a desktop OS, I think Redhat have done a good job. It does target newbies well and it's easy to use."
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| 2002-10-04 |
Red Hat 8 For Joe & Jane User? |
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| OSNews has published an interesting review of Red Hat Linux 8.0, which looks at the Red Hat distribution through the eyes of an average (i.e. non-geek) user: "To me, trying to see if Red Hat 8/Personal Edition/Personal Desktop Install would work for Joe & Jane User has been a jaw dropper. It is clean, very nice looking to the average user, has a look and feel of simplicity (except for all the settings menus) and runs fast. As a mid-level Linux user, I am very impressed with this distribution. I am aware of some of the more esoteric UI issues, etc., but am still bowled over." The complete review.
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| 2002-09-30 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 8.0 |
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| No need to take guesses about the new Red Hat release as "Psyche" is now officially available from a mirror near you: "Red Hat, Inc. today released Red Hat Linux 8.0, a highly versatile operating system designed for personal and small business computing." Marred by controversy over Red Hat's changes to the KDE desktop environment as well as reports of software leaks (some FTP mirror sites opened up the Red Hat 8.0 directory as early as 9 days ago), this version is eagerly anticipated due to Red Hat's first time effort to promote its product as a business desktop solution. Will it succeed? Here are some links to help us get the taste of it: press release, features, specifications, 8.0 Personal product page and 8.0 Professional product page. Also, pay a visit to the Red Hat Store to show your appreciation; the good news is that the prices have dropped to US$40 for the Personal and US$150 for the Professional edition. Download links: psyche-i386-disc1.iso (644MB), psyche-i386-disc2.iso (635MB) and psyche-i386-disc3.iso (646MB). Enjoy your new-look Red Hat desktop! |
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| 2002-09-30 |
World's First Review of Red Hat 8.0-Psyche |
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| Some of the leaked copies of the new Red Hat Linux 8.0, due for release later today have found their ways into reviewers' hands - the first one is from the ever so active OSNews: "As a (business or not) desktop, I am sorry, but I am still skeptical about it. It isn't ready yet, it has a number of rough edges, and I really do not understand where the whole fuss was about the last two months about Red Hat 8 being a Windows killer on the desktop. It isn't one. Not yet anyway." Interesting conclusion. The review comes with several screenshots. PCLinuxOnline has also published a series of Red Hat 8.0 screenshots - take a look at them here.
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| 2002-09-22 |
Opinion: Red Hat's Heresy |
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| What do you think about the new unified KDE-GNOME desktop found in Red Hat Null (8.0 Beta)? This is the opinion by ExtremeTech: "Red Hat isn't trying to jam its new desktop down anyone's throat, it's just trying to come up with an easier to use and more attractive option for less experienced Linux users. It's also trying to make the OS look like a Red Hat specific product -- and I see nothing wrong with that." And while on the subject of Red Hat 8.0, does anybody know when it's due for release? Amazon.com seems to be the only place (Red Hat 8.0 Personal and Professional) and the date is set to 30 September. Only a week or so to go then...
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| 2002-08-01 |
Next Red Hat - 7.4 or 8.0? |
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| It's one of those things that matter little, yet generate heated debates. 7.4 or 8.0? At this stage nobody is sure, probably not even the main decision makers at Red Hat. Historically, the company has numbered its releases based on technical, rather than marketing reasons, with the GNU glibc library being the determining factor. Thus, Red Hat 5 series shipped with glibc 2.0, Red Hat 6 with glibc 2.1 and Red Hat 7 with glibc 2.2. Which version of glibc is in the current beta? Why, glibc 2.2.90, of course! Except that there is no official glibc of that number, not even in the alpha tree! So what's happening? It seems that this is Red Hat's own beta version of an "in-house" glibc 2.3. Those who monitor Red Hat's development know that glibc 2.2.90 was present in the beta version of Red Hat 7.3 before it was reverted back to 2.2.5 -- hence the reason for the current stable release being numbered 7.3 rather than 8.0. Based on this little analysis, what is it going to be? Unless the marketing people win or the glibc version flips to 2.3, I'd say the next Red Hat release will be 7.4. Then again, I might be completely wrong...
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| 2002-07-23 |
Red Hat Shows a More Limber Linux |
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| eWeek reviews the latest Red Hat Beta: "This beta from Red Hat, code-named Limbo, is significant in that it provides a first look at what will likely become Version 8.0 of the company's industry-leading Linux distribution. Limbo's inclusion of OpenOffice, Mozilla, GNOME 2.0, and a host of new and improved graphical system configuration tools may point the way to a greater presence for Red Hat in the desktop computing space." The complete review.
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| 2002-07-16 |
Red Hat 7.3 Review |
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| UnixReview has published a review of Red Hat Linux 7.3: "Red Hat 7.3 comes with KDE 3.0, which makes the upgrade worthwhile right there. KDE 3.0 is a slick and professional package, perfect for new Linux users. GNOME 1.4 is also included, providing a second choice for a mature desktop environment. Graphical environments have come a long way in the Linux world, and both KDE and GNOME make working in the Linux environment an absolute joy. Make no mistake, desktop Linux has arrived!" The complete review with screenshots.
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| 2002-07-15 |
Preview: Limbo Time |
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| OSNews has posted a brief preview of the recently released Red Hat beta, code name Limbo: "For the most part, though, what Red Hat brings to the table is a Linux based OS that can truly compete on the desktop. Make no mistake about it - Linux is not for the average user, but it is getting closer. You still need the command line for true system performance, but almost everything can be performed from within the GUI once you learn where the controls reside. Is Limbo a Windows killer, then? For some, it may be." The next version of Red Hat Linux definitely looks like a major upgrade, so be prepared for a long beta testing period, then be prepared to be amazed when the product ships. The complete Limbo preview.
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| 2002-07-03 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 7.4 Beta |
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| By now you have probably heard about the strange grey matter floating around you, if not, this email represents the official announcement of a new Red Hat beta, version 7.3.92 and code named 'limbo'. Apart from the usual array of package updates, there are quite a few interesting enhancements: a new RAID array tool in Disk Druid, LVM configuration during installation and Anaconda's use of native video servers, rather than a frame buffer. The graphical installation is now GTK2 based and there are new keyboard, language, bootdisk, and network graphical screens. Unicode fonts, the Red Hat Setup Agent... there is a lot more than we have space for, so see the README and the RELEASE-NOTES. Lots to test, so here come the download links: limbo-i386-disc1.iso (649MB), limbo-i386-disc2.iso (644MB) and limbo-i386-disc3.iso (638MB). To complete the story, two more useful links: the Limbo mailing list and Red Hat's Bugzilla.
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| 2002-06-24 |
Distribution News: Red Hat |
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| A couple of interesting articles discussing Red Hat's latest products and its ambitions. New Zealand's Computerworld has published a brief review called Red Hat 7.3 slick but fat: " Linux has proven itself as an excellent server choice, and with KDE 3.0 and XF86 4.2 on newer hardware it's almost there as a desktop too." The second article comes courtesy of ZDNet under the name of Red Hat ready to tackle Microsoft's desktop dominance: "For example, a company with 10,000 employees using computers only for basic tasks could buy a single copy of Linux for $49, compared with Windows XP, which would cost somewhere around $2m."
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| 2002-06-14 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.3 |
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| LinuxPlanet reviews Red Hat 7.3: "If you're putting together a new system, I would also recommend trying Red Hat 7.3 - if you have problems installing it, that's what Red Hat's much-touted customer support is for. The new versions of KDE and GNOME are truly attractive, stable, and powerful, and Red Hat 7.3 includes a nice selection of recent and current utilities and applications." The author had troubles installing it on some of his test machines, so take a look at his workarounds and recommendations in this comprehensive review.
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| 2002-06-12 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 7.2 for Alpha |
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| For all those who need a Linux OS for the Alpha processor, check out this announcement found on the HP/Compaq's web site: "Red Hat Linux Alpha 7.2 is now available from HP. You can download the CD-ROM images for free from this web site or, in the near future, purchase a media kit - boxed set of five CD-ROMs. (Revisit this site for kit pricing and availability." The announcement includes links to downloads, package lists and features as well as a link to support options from Hewlett-Packard. (Thanks Goran Marnfeldt for the link.)
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| 2002-06-03 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.3 |
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| New Red Hat reviews continue to pour in - this one is from LinuxLookup: "I was thouroughly pleased with Redhat 7.3. My installation on this laptop was without incident and I consider laptops to be one of the more difficult installation platforms due to their specialized hardware. The few hiccups I had were fixed with downloading files from the Internet. To this date I have no serious problems with my computer." Red Hat received 18 out of 20 possible points, the author's only complaint was that the installation files were spread on three CDs instead of one DVD. This is the complete review.
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| 2002-05-20 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.3 |
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| aYniK Software Solutions continues its comprehensive coverage of the recently released Red Hat Linux 7.3. While most reviews describe the more common installation process from bootable CDs, the author has chosen to install the product over the network using the Network File System (NFS): "In order to do an NFS install, you can use ISO images or copy all files in one directory. I chose to copy all files in a directory, because I was leaving, and wanted the install to be (almost) finished when I came back. After the files were copied, I had to change /etc/exports to add the directory in which the RedHat directory was located."" You can find the complete review here.
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| 2002-05-09 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.3 |
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| aYniK Software Solutions takes a first look at upgrading to Red Hat 7.3: "Everything I tried still worked, if I will have other experiences I will add it to a new article. Looks like the risk of updating to a new version of a distribution worked well this time." This is the first of (no doubt) many more Red Hat 7.3 reviews that will appear in the next few months. This review is more of an ongoing effort to describe the author's experiences with upgrading an existing Red Hat 7.2 installation. Read the full story.
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| 2002-05-06 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 7.3 |
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| Valhalla now out of the bag: "Red Hat, Inc. today released Red Hat Linux version 7.3, a highly configurable operating system designed for deployments ranging from games and personal productivity to file, print and web serving." Check these links for more detailed information: press release, new features, product comparisons, 7.3 Personal product page, 7.3 Professional product page and hardware compatibility list. This is the place to express your appreciation for all the hard work done by Red Hat's developers - Red Hat Store. Prices are unchanged; the Personal edition is US$60 while the Professional costs US$200 - the boxed products will start shipping on 15 May. If you haven't yet logged in to one of Red Hat's FTP Servers or mirrors by now then your chances of getting in are very slim, but here are the links anyway: valhalla-i386-disc1.iso (668MB), valhalla-i386-disc2.iso (670MB) and valhalla-i386-disc3.iso (518MB). Our Red Hat and Top 10 Distributions pages have been updated. Just one more thing to add: Thank You, Red Hat!
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| 2002-04-16 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.3 Beta |
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| Linux Journal reviews Red Hat Linux 7.3 beta2: "Red Hat has been working to incorporate many of these improvements into their next release of software. While Red Hat is probably best known for their Linux server systems, their desktop systems have undergone considerable improvement. Their latest development effort, code named 'Skipjack', incorporates a number of these improvements." Some sites just cannot stay away from reviewing development software that will never run in any serious production environment, but if you are interested to see what the next version of Red Hat is likely to be, then read the complete review.
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| 2002-03-27 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat Advanced Server |
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| Red Hat announces Red Hat Linux Advanced Server: "Red Hat Linux Advanced Server is the industry's first platform to deliver the full benefits of open source computing to the enterprise. Each copy of Red Hat Advanced Server will include a one-year subscription to Red Hat Network, for managed services, secure configuration, asset management and ongoing, centralized maintenance though a single, intuitive Web interface. Red Hat Linux Advanced Server and integrated services are will be available in April from Red Hat, Inc. Pricing starts at US$800 per server and up, based on the level of value-added services provided." Read the full product announcement here.
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| 2002-03-23 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 7.3 Beta |
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| Red Hat Linux announces 7.3 beta: "Yes, it's gotten to this. The developers are working in their sleep. It's time for SKIPJACK, the new Red Hat Linux beta. Packed with the very latest technology, SKIPJACK includes the 2.4.18 Kernel, XFree86 4.2.0, KDE 3.0pre, GNOME 1.4, including Evolution, Mozilla 0.9.9and more...." Read the amusing announcement, then head for the nearest mirror (list included within) to help with beta testing. Quick links to the 5 ISO images: Skipjack-i386-disc1.iso (654MB), Skipjack-i386-disc2.iso (655MB), Skipjack-i386-disc3.iso (299MB), Skipjack-i386-disc4.iso (652MB), Skipjack-i386-disc5.iso (654MB); the first two contain binary packages, the third includes both binary and source packages and the last two contain source packages only. Also check out the README and the RELEASE-NOTES and sign up for the skipjack-list to join the Red Hat beta testing community. Most importantly, have fun helping with debugging and ensuring the quality release we have come to expect from the industry leader in Linux development! As always, our Red Hat page has more details and the basic package list, for the full one please refer to this RPMS directory. |
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| 2002-01-23 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.2 |
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| Linux Journal: "I can comfortably recommend Red Hat 7.2 for anyone. To the new person just trying Linux for the first time, it offers a smooth and hassle free installation process. The new user should be up and running in a minimal amount of time with sensible defaults and automatic detection of hardware. For the person of moderate familiarity, it offers choices and options which allows them the customization they might wish while at the same time helping them around hurdles that may arise. Finally, for the experienced user, it offers a robust system and tested packages, as well as allowing them to take complete control of the process when desired or needed." The complete review can be read on Linux Journal's web site.
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| 2002-01-20 |
Red Hat Takeover Reactions |
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| First reactions on potential Red Hat take-over. As reported by the Washington Post on Saturday, NewsForge was first to provide some insight in its article entitled: An AOL-owned Red Hat would be good for everyone -- except Microsoft "The first and most obvious benefit of AOL getting involved with Linux would be an end to sites that require Microsoft Explorer or other Windows-specific software (like Windows Media Player) to access some or all of their content." The O'Reilly Network, on the other hand, warns in Think Twice, Red Hat: "I just think that Linux has more places to go than most of us now imagine. An independent and quick-thinking Red Hat will be free to go those places as well. I think some of those directions will not be where AOL or Time Warner want to go. If Red Hat is the one to suffer, I don't want the rest of the Linux community to suffer too." And there is, of course, The Register's opinion piece with the title of Who wins if AOL swallows RedHat?: "Remember that for all its vices, Microsoft has next to no media content, and once you're away from your computer, The Beast has very little power to make your daily cultural intake any more dismal and bland; while that's the entire raison d'etre of the AOL-Time Warner "synergies". We're baffled that anyone should find that absorbing a successful Linux enterprise company to achieve such ends is anything to celebrate. Maybe they should be spending less time with their computers?"
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| 2002-01-19 |
AOL Acquires Red Hat? |
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| All Linux news sites are suddenly flooded with the news about the possible acquisition of Red Hat by AOL Time Warner, as first reported by the Washington Post: "With such a move, AOL Time Warner could potentially make significant inroads into Microsoft's bread-and-butter business. An even graver challenge to Microsoft would be for AOL Time Warner to develop a rival operating system that works exclusively with the media giant's own Internet service provider, its Web browser or proprietary content." The complete story is available here and there is an extensive discussion going on at Slashdot.
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| 2001-12-27 |
Red Hat Linux User Group |
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| Here comes a lovely Christmas present from Red Hat - the Red Hat Linux User Group (RHLUG). Launched by none other than Red Hat's Bero, this new site is a postnuke-type of news, information and forum portal, similar to Mandrake Forum or Debian Planet. Visitors are encouraged to submit news and send feedback. These are early days and a few design bugs still need to be ironed out, but RHLUG is going to be a great site with plenty of valuable information related to Red Hat Linux. Visit it at www.rhlug.org.
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| 2001-11-06 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.2 |
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| Two new Red Hat 7.2 reviews. LinuxLookup: "A great distribution overall and fairly stable."" Linuxlaboratory: "There are THREE pretty huge changes that are notable and you need to know them when you install."" Also visit our Red Hat page for more information, links to more reviews and up-to-date package lists of the past, current and development releases.
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| 2001-10-22 |
Distribution Release: Red Hat 7.2 |
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| "Red Hat Linux 7.2. Now available everywhere."" Even Red Hat, Inc has finally acknowledged that fact...I have not much to add, except some interesting links: 7.2 Standard (Workstation), 7.2 Professional, feature details, product comparison, hardware compatibility and downloads: enigma-i386-disc1.iso (678MB), enigma-i386-disc2.iso (670MB), enigma-SRPMS-disc1.iso (680MB), enigma-SRPMS-disc2.iso (543MB) and enigma-docs.iso (624MB) - if you are lucky to access the official FTP server, otherwise choose a mirror out of this massive list of Red Hat mirrors worldwide. Last but not least, please do support your favourite Linux distribution by purchasing the official boxed set. Have fun!
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| 2001-10-20 |
Red Hat 7.2 in Shops |
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| Several computer shops and online stores have commenced with the sale of Red Hat 7.2. Basic (around US$60) and Professional (around US$200) editions are available. The Basic edition contains 7 CDs (2 installation CDs, 2 source code CDs, 1 documentation CD, 1 StarOffice 5.2 CD and one Loki games demo CD). The printed documentation consists of Getting Started Guide, Installation Guide and Resource Guide. For more details of the rpm package content, please refer to our Major Distributions, Top 10 Distributions and Red Hat pages. Still no official word from Red Hat, so no need to rush to their web site...
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| 2001-10-19 |
Red Hat 7.2 Product Boxes |
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| Here you go - the first screen shot of the brand new Red Hat 7.2 Deluxe Workstation box as published by the eLinux web site. They claim next day shipping for US$49.99. Kernel 2.4.7 and StarOffice 5.2 included, but not much other detail. Time to take out that credit card? (Thanks Michael E. Jaggers for the link.)
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| 2001-10-16 |
Still no Red Hat 7.2 |
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| Another Monday has passed without the upcoming Red Hat 7.2 being released or announced. Even the beta testers on the Roswell mailing list are kept guessing. Media, on the other hand, have been a lot luckier and the first reviews of Red Hat 7.2 have been published by ZDNet and eWeek. Take a look at them and hope for the best next Monday. |
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| 2001-09-16 |
Distribution Review: Red Hat 7.1 |
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| "Red Hat 7.1 tidies up the issues with the previous release and presents a robust, flexible and frill-free distribution. In value terms it falls behind to SuSE 7.1, and newcomers to Linux are advised to try Mandrake 8.0 first, but the latest Red Hat release is a solid all-rounder and worth considering for corporate desktops and experienced home users alike." Read the complete review published by PCPlus magazine here. The link has been added to this site's Red Hat page.
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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