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Sometimes it's because you're operating a platform for a government entity and they have requirements like 'all OSes are under support contracts'. It's harder
by depereo 3y ago
Sometimes it's because you're operating a platform for a government entity and they have requirements like 'all OSes are under support contracts'.
It's harder to get reputable support for debian in the south Pacific. RH is damned near the only decent option.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoOr compliance certifications. Whomever has the one you need, that's the distro you're going with. And any customer who needs that compliance usually has a boat load of cash. Microsoft really missed an opportunity for a boatload of cash by not putting out a distro for enterprise and government use. I guess they're making up for it now on Azure.
- andix 3y agoIf you're running some expensive software, the few hundred bucks for a RHEL license doesn't matter at all. Some database licenses easily reach a six figure price per server. Custom built software often runs only on a handful of servers and can then easily reach seven figures per server.