Hy in my sister's work today came out the comentary than Registered Users will be able to download RedHat 9.0 one week before the official Release... Those info "came into a RedHat official Mail"...

Does anybody knows if this is true, and if there any RC ???

I one seen 8.2 around, but 9.0??

thx for the info, bye

According to the email I recieved from Redhat, this is true. I am not certain, but the email may be about an RC and not a finished release. That email is unfortunatly no longer with us...

It is also worth noting that due to the likely mad server dash when RH9 is released, these people will probably experience an advantage of more than a week b/c everyone else will be waiting to log into the jam packed servers.

Heres what they sent me- i like the open source remark at the end kinda funny;


Dear ***********,

We've recently made some changes to Red Hat Network based on survey data that we received from you. We found that two items of extreme interest to our users are early release of Red Hat Linux ISOs and improved technical support.

Beginning March 31st, paid subscribers to Red Hat Network will have access to Red Hat Linux 9 ISOs - a full week before retail store and Red Hat FTP availability. Also, Red Hat Network subscribers will receive dedicated Red Hat Network Technical Support. For more information about the benefits of being a Red Hat Network Subscriber, go to:

http://www.redhat.com/software/rhn/offerings/

If you would like to purchase a Red Hat Network subscription, go to:

https://rhn.redhat.com/network/sales/

Thanks again for using Red Hat Linux. We appreciate any and all feedback from our users and hope you continue to enjoy your complimentary account with Red Hat Network. If you would like to contact us regarding this e-mail, the services offered by Red Hat Network, or with feedback, please go to:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/contact.pxt

Thank you again for using Red Hat Linux, and for your continued support of the Open Source community.