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Good article. I think the key sentence is "...if you want the security updates first, the only way to get them is by paying Red Hat for support, not Oracle."
by buster 14y ago
Good article.
I think the key sentence is "...if you want the security updates first, the only way to get them is by paying Red Hat for support, not Oracle."
You can also add "if you want additional support, the best way is to pay the much more experienced creator RedHat, not Oracle."
- wdaher 14y agoFor what it's worth, the thesis of the 'switch' page that the post references is "You're running CentOS, and aren't paying anyone for support, why should you consider Oracle Linux?" If you're looking for content on "Why run Oracle Linux rather than RHEL?", I think we have a zillion documents I can point you at (oracle.com/linux being a good starting point).
- buster 14y agoTo be honest i can only find marketing blabla and a very poorly written pdf. The only thing that stands out is ksplice (which in itself is a prime example for Oracle being "evil"!) and a 75% performance boost claim without proof (i read those claims often on the internet and most of the times they are vastly exagerated).
- ericd 14y agoHow is ksplice a prime example of Oracle being evil? I've heard nothing but good things, and it was an acquisition.
- TallGuyShort 14y agoThey're probably referring to this, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice. I've read the creator of Ksplice explaining that the dropping of Red Hat support wasn't as abrupt as it sounds here: Ksplice is an open source extension of the Linux kernel ... It was developed by Ksplice, Inc. until 21 July 2011, when Oracle acquired Ksplice and started offering support for Oracle Linux. Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux was dropped and turned into a free 30-day trial for RHEL customers as an incentive to migrate to Oracle Linux Premier Support.
- gaius 14y agoWelcome to HN. A photo uploader for hipsters is worth a billion dollars, but real engineering should be given away for free, 'cos those guys don't need to eat, right?
- buster 14y agoThe "real" engineering was done by MIT students. Before Oracle bought ksplice. You probably didn't notice but the whole thing about linux and this "open source" everyone is talking about, is about contributing back and community. Not about buying and shutting down stuff. Guess what Oracle is known for and what RedHat is known for. Both make money.
- gaius 14y agoHaha yeah, call me when your landlord lets you off the rent, because a website he uses runs Linux on the server. Community, right?
- buster 14y agoYou still have a long way to go to learn proper trolling on the internet, my friend
- gaius 14y agoYou seem to be saying that the Ksplice guys don't deserve to get paid for their hard work, because "community, maaann". Which is an odd sentiment for a site based around startup companies, but ho hum. If they had been acquired by Google would that be any better?
- chris_wot 14y agoNon sequitur my friend. Just because someone contributes to Linux projects, doesn't mean they are a. Not making money for their services, while contributing back to the community he uses to gain his income, or b. he has a job (related or otherwise) that provides him with an independent income.
- neurotech1 14y agoSecurity updates are available in patch form pretty quickly, and can be compiled pretty quickly if needed. Has everyone in the tech media forgotten that people can actually compile RHEL/CentOS from Source RPMs?