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To get access to patches from Red Hat you have to purchase an annual service agreement, for a two socket box it's around $300. If you bought a copy of Windows
by wang_li 11y ago
To get access to patches from Red Hat you have to purchase an annual service agreement, for a two socket box it's around $300.
If you bought a copy of Windows XP at release it likely cost you around that much and patches and fixes were available to you for fourteen years at no further cost. The equivalent from Red Hat would have run $4200.
- callinyouin 11y agoWhile this is true, you're comparing a desktop OS to an enterprise OS. You're mostly paying for support from Red Hat for that $4200 price tag, something you definitely don't get with a retail copy of XP.
- wang_li 11y agoActually the $350/year price does not include support. If you want support during normal business hours you're looking at $799/year and for 24 hour support it's $1299/year. The only thing you get at the low price point is access to patches, ISOs, and their KB/bug tracker.
- mordocai 11y agoRedhat is also only intended for enterprise use (unlike windows XP). You should be comparing redhat to windows server if you want a valid comparison. In addition, with redhat you get excellent support included (that's what you are really paying for). No such luck with microsoft, you just get crappy bottom tier tech support. Finally, if you don't like paying redhat switch to centos. Free and no support.
- herewulf 11y agoOr you pay someone else for support. I don't know how many options are out there but where I work, we have Oracle Linux (which is basically RHEL) and get support through Oracle.