On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 16:31 -0400, Scott Ehrlich wrote: > Another learning experience question - it is my understanding that CentOS > essentially IS RedHat but with any commercial connection removed. That > being said, is there any difference in the included, or quality of > packages between the two distros? > > I've got some basic issues with a critical server I'm about to set up, and > if I cannot get beyond said issues, I may opt to try CentOS. Seeing that > CentOS is free (can't call RedHat for support), I'm wondering if I should > try and make the case for CentOS over RedHat. Once the choice is made, it > may be next to impossible to revert to the other version (RH vs CentOS). CentOS aims to be 100% binary compatible with the upstream product. Additional or changed packages are included in the extras or plus repositories. E.g. CentOS plus provides a modified kernel with more options enabled, and extras the heartbeat clustering software. -- Daniel