on 4/4/2011 3:11 PM David Brian Chait spake the following: > "SL didn't pass the muster in our env in terms of a drop in replacement > for Centos. > > On the other hand, we have simply dropped in Centos in place of RHEL w/ > o issue. > > Our env is a rather complex CGI/VFX based pipeline that is not trivial > to design or support. > > So if you have 12-24 months, I'd wait, seriously man, what's the rush?" > > > I have to provide a reliable and scalable infrastructure, and that requires a reliable provider / updates. While I do not need Centos 6 today, this development cycle has certainly raised questions as to whether the development process can be relied upon. The whole "when it's ready" mantra works well for academic/individual users, but you can't plan business processes based on it. If you need the "real thing" for business cases, then you shouldn't be looking at copies and knockoffs. You should buy direct from the manufacturer, RedHat...