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color=#0000ff size=2>Why install RedHat without a subscription? Because all the
world knows RedHat.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=990524114-09082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Why not switch to CentOS and get updates? Because
CentOS is one of the best-kept secrets of the web.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=990524114-09082010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>How many google searches on RedHat and Updates and License
return a link to the CentOS sites? The wikipedia entry does, none of the
others in the "first 10" hits, so finding CentOS takes knowing that it's
there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> centos-bounces@centos.org
[mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>James
Hogarth<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 08, 2010 4:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> CentOS
mailing list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CentOS] what people really mean when they
say they're running"5.3"?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P>I do find this behaviour very odd... if you are not intending to get
support from redhat why not just install CentOS in the beginning so you can
still get updates? Ah well...</P>
<P>Sent from Android Mobile</P>
<P>On 8 Aug 2010 18:58, "John R Pierce" <<A
href="mailto:pierce@hogranch.com">pierce@hogranch.com</A>> wrote:<BR
type="attribution">> On 08/08/10 9:11 AM, Robert P. J. Day
wrote:<BR>>> when i asked the organizer to identify the specific version
of RHEL<BR>>> that was being used at the client site, i was told 5.3 so
i can easily<BR>>> install 5.3 on the classroom machines, but i'm
curious about something<BR>>> and i'll have my contact look into it: if
people *initially* install<BR>>> 5.3, is it standard behaviour to still
regularly upgrade as new<BR>>> releases come out?<BR>> <BR>>
sadly, I find far too many people who installed RHEL x.y, but don't have
<BR>> an RHN subscription so they NEVER UPDATE THE SYSTEM.<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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