Red Hat News Desk

Red Hat Network has shocked many users of its Linux distro by informing them 1) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat Linux 7.x and 8.0 by the end of 2003; 2) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat 9.0 by the end of April, 2004; and 3) that it does not plan to release another product in the Red Hat Linux line. Here is the full text of an e-mail sent out this morning, courtesy of NewsForge: Thank you for being a Red Hat Network customer. This e-mail provides you with important information about the upcoming discontinuation of Red Hat Linux, and resources to assist you with your migration to another Red Hat solution. As previously communicated, Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003. Red Hat will discontinue maintenance and errata support for Red Hat Linux 9 as of Apri... (more)

Red Hat's Hogan Comments on UserLinux

The following three replies are taken from a longer Q & A just published at www.LinuxQuestions.org. Hogan, Manager of Community Relations at Red Hat, does not seem unduly concerned about UserLinux.   Q. What are your thoughts on UserLinux? Hogan: It's a great boost for Debian efforts (meaning the part of the announcement regarding funding). I'm not sure what some of the statements about "proprietary open source" were about, but you say what makes the trades, I guess. I'm still not sure if it's an effort to get funding being Debian-based distros, or a reaction to things Red Hat i... (more)

Migrating from UNIX / RISC to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Intel processor-based servers helps your customers reduce TCO, while providing a better foundation for growth. This white paper provides a guide to planning and conducting a strategic and successful transition. Click Here to Download This White Paper Now! ... (more)

Red Hat May Have Difficulty Trademarking "Fedora" Name

In September if this year, Red Hat applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a trademark - to cover its use of "Fedora" in operating systems and related goods and services. As the New York Times pointed out yesterday, "Red Hat's Fedora Project site already treats the name as a trademark and cites legal guidelines for using the term." Here is what the site says: The Fedora Name Fedora is now a trademark of Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat will defend this trademark in order to protect the integrity of The Fedora Project. The rules for using the Fedora trademark will be generally mo... (more)

LinuxWorld, San Francisco: Red Hat's Offerings Go Beyond Linux With Support for Java

LinuxWorld, San Francisco: Who'll Buy Novell First, Sun or IBM? Open-source vendor Red Hat is expected to announce, at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo which opens today in San Francisco, subscription-service Java. With the addition of Java server support in addition to its Linux offering, the company adds to its programming tools. Pricing was not released although it has been speculated cost will be in line with its Linux subscription. Since last August, Red Hat said it would be developing an open source Java application with France-based ObjectWeb. The nonprofit middleware con... (more)