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Very interesting to see Greg’s perspective on upstream LTS kernels vs. what he calls “traditional” distributions with their own downstream LTS, like RHEL, Cento
by zapita 8y ago
Very interesting to see Greg’s perspective on upstream LTS kernels vs. what he calls “traditional” distributions with their own downstream LTS, like RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu-LTS etc.
Are there any good providers of enterprise-grade support for upstream LTS kernels, the way Red Hat and Canonical support theirs? I could see that as a viable (and perhaps cheaper?) alternative to a RHEL license in some cases.
- bubblethink 8y agoDon't see much of a market for that. Ubuntu LTS is new enough and the kernel is upgraded frequently enough, that there isn't much point in going with something slightly newer than that and expecting enterprise support.
- gizmo686 8y agoWhat does enterprise-grade support for a kernel look like? RedHat and Canonical provide support for a distribution. As part of that support, they maintain a kernel. If you are actually in a position where you need support for the kernel as a standalone component, you probably would be better off working with the upstream developers anyway (or hiring someone to work on the LTS release to address your specific needs).
- emmelaich 8y ago> What does enterprise-grade support for a kernel look like Stable mature device drivers for one. You might have petabytes of data connected and want to ensure it is stable as possible. So the vendor makes sure that the right kernel and and right device driver works with exactly your device firmware etc.