Redhat subscription

z_haseeb · 02-05-2015, 10:51 PM

Dear all

I want to buy redhat subscription so that I can update my redhat OS 6.5 or 6.x , 7.x

Please help

z_haseeb · 02-05-2015, 11:04 PM

Is it enough ($799 subscription/year) to update the redhat OS ?

https://www.redhat.com/wapps/store/catalog.html

EXTRACT FROM ABOVE LINK

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Prices in US dollars
2 sockets, 1 physical or 2 virtual nodes
Standard Subscription (1 year)
$799
USD
add to cart

veerain · 02-06-2015, 03:28 AM

If RHEL is costly then try CentOS, it's free.

See, RHEL uses GPL and other opensource software so it has provide(mostly) their sources. So CENTOS guys subscribe to RHEL and then they get sources and package it into CentOS distro. So centos is mostly identical to RHEL.

You can get more info in CentOS site.

chrism01 · 02-06-2015, 03:52 AM

Best is to contact RedHat directly and explain your situation in detail...

TB0ne · 02-06-2015, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veerain

If RHEL is costly then try CentOS, it's free.
See, RHEL uses GPL and other opensource software so it has provide(mostly) their sources. So CENTOS guys subscribe to RHEL and then they get sources and package it into CentOS distro. So centos is mostly identical to RHEL.

You can get more info in CentOS site.

Wrong. The CentOS developers do not 'subscribe to RHEL'....they get the source packages from Red Hat's repository just like ANYONE can, and build them. They also remove upstream branding and RHEL artwork. As you said, "You can get more info in CentOS site"....if you had looked there:
http://www.centos.org/about/

veerain · 02-06-2015, 09:40 PM

TBone, thanks for correcting me and for info.

TB0ne · 02-07-2015, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veerain

TBone, thanks for correcting me and for info.

You're welcome....please do research first, before posting misleading or incorrect answers.