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So why do they buy the license? CentOS is 100% compatible with RedHat. There is no reason to buy a license other than if you want the support they offer. RHN i
by mapleoin 17y ago
So why do they buy the license? CentOS is 100% compatible with RedHat. There is no reason to buy a license other than if you want the support they offer. RHN is part of that support.
- blasdel 17y agoBecause managers need a line item in the budget to do anything, and it's a lot easier organizationally to pay a yearly subscription (no matter how expensive) than it is to make it an employee's job. The support basically amounts to access to their RPM repository. You'd have to pay a lot of money to get access to Alan Cox -- normal tickets just get you access to people who've been through the same training that your manager paid you to go to.
- lnguyen 17y agoYou're forgetting a second perk of paying for an item with support: You get to yell at someone when something goes wrong without having an HR report filed against you. Passing blame and responsibility for "opportunities" is standard enterprise behavior.