no...you really "buy" the support and updates. You can buy it off of ebay if you want for really cheap. Since linux is GPL, you haave to re-release the code.
If you looking for something to get for free that is simliar to Redhat, but don't want to pay, check out whitebox linux (
www.whtieboxlinux.net)
It is built from redhat, and all the rpm's work on it. I have installed and played with it a little, seems the same to me.
