Re: Linux Flavour for Oracle 9i

From: HansF <news.hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:02:02 GMT
Message-ID: <_Gfld.149331$df2.102254@edtnps89>

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> HansF wrote:
>
> Won't disagree with anything you wrote except...
>

>> - WhiteBox Linux for development as it mimics RH3AS.

>
> It doesn't "mimic" RHAS3, it *is* RHAS3. Exact same source. Just RH
> proprietary logos removed. "Mimic" makes it sound like it's an emulation,
> or an approximation, rather than what it truly is: a clone.
>
> A minor quibble, I agree.
>
> Regards
> HJR
Counter-quibble .... even 'they' say it is _derived_ from RHAS3. From the http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/

"This product is derived from the Free/Open Source Software made available by Red Hat, Inc but IS NOT produced, maintained or supported by Red Hat. Specifically, this product is forked from the source code for Red Hat's _Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3_ product under the terms and conditions of it's EULA." The only reason for my 'mimic' statement is that WhiteBox is not obligated to (nor has the resources for) keeping up with RH's service packs. In addition, they are creating and providing their own patches which may not be retrofit to RHAS. Thus it is a true fork, not an exact duplicate. Anyone who does not recognize that may find themselves in a bind down the road, even though they are OK for now.

WhiteBox is now in exactly the same position as Mandrake was several years ago, when *that* was forked from RedHat.

/Hans Received on Fri Nov 12 2004 - 22:02:02 CST