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what do you feel RH's main product is? is it: 1. a collection of very old binaries of software with lots of testing done, or 2. a linux distribution that happ
by bananapub 3y ago
what do you feel RH's main product is?
is it:
1. a collection of very old binaries of software with lots of testing done, or
2. a linux distribution that happens to have a very good support contract and a web of agreements with other vendors
?
- steve1977 3y agoBased on the experience I had with their support (covered by a support contract), it must be 1.
- ahoka 3y agoSo the value is having to live with the same bugs for 10 years?
- ElectricalUnion 3y agoThe value is not having to reverse-engineer, rewrite and recompile software every week because some random library changed in a non-compatible way.
- somerandomqaguy 3y agoFor some people yes. The bugs you know about usually will have a workaround that minimizes it's impacts. It's the bugs you don't know about that are typically most difficult to deal with.