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Red Hat Announces New Corporate Desktop OS

Submitted by Scott Robinson 2004-05-04 Red Hat 36 Comments

"In a sign that demand is growing for alternatives to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software, Red Hat Inc. will release a version of the Linux operating system and other programs tailored for desktop computers in corporations, universities and government agencies." The AP story is here, Red Hat's site here. It is available for purchase only in bulk volumes or as part of an RHEL "pack". Also, Red Hat's road map leads to SE Linux.

Asking Red Hat to Open GFS; Red Hat Gains Security Certification

Submitted by Rafiu Fakunle 2004-04-29 Red Hat 13 Comments

Here is an article asking Red Hat to opensource the GFS cluster file system. Elsewhere, Red Hat's newest version of Linux has been granted a significant security certification, bringing the company a step closer to competitors. Version 3 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux has been certified to meet Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL2) of the Common Criteria certification.

Red Hat Linux Loyalists Leery

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-03 Red Hat 43 Comments

Two years ago, when Rick Carey was chief technology architect at Merrill Lynch, he was crazy about Linux and especially about Red Hat, the leading Linux distributor. At the time, he was leading the charge to migrate all of the computer systems at Merrill to Linux. But these days, things have changed. Elsewhere, Internetnews has a brief interview with Red Hat's CEO.

The Perfect Setup – White Box Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0

Submitted by Falko Timme 2004-03-31 Red Hat 19 Comments

Falko Timme has written a detailed description about the steps to be taken to setup a Linux server based on White Box Linux that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (web server (SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS!), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.). Since White Box Linux is very similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux this tutorial should also work for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Red Hat CEO: Business of Linux validated

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-30 Red Hat 31 Comments

Red Hat Inc. sits atop the heap of Linux distributors. As the 11-year-old publicly traded Raleigh, N.C.-based company steams toward adolescence, it has nearly $1 billion in cash in the back with which to beat back Novell Inc.'s challenge in the Linux market while continuing to drive innovation and maintain its enterprise focus. Szulik joined the Red Hat world wide tour yesterday as it made its first stop in the United States and in this interview talked about the competition, Red Hat's strategy and SCO.

Constructing Red Hat Enterprise Linux v. 3

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-11 Red Hat 2 Comments

"Putting together a Linux distribution gets a lot more complicated when stacks of requirements start arriving from hardware vendors and other partners. Throughout this article, the focus is on how the release was put together. This article primarily discusses the development of the kernel used in Enterprise Linux v. 3. The kernel is only a fraction of an overall distribution, the portion that controls the underlying hardware and system resources." Read the rest at LinuxJournal.

Will Red Hat Take Linux to Enterprise Heights?

Eugenia Loli 2004-02-26 Red Hat 31 Comments

"From a strictly technical standpoint, Red Hat ES isn't particularly noteworthy: It's a collection of software compiled and packaged up, given a few management tools of varying quality, and pushed out the door. We did not notice any functionality unique to this Linux distribution, and there are certainly others out there that could fill the role of "departmental server" with equal facility for a lower price." Read the review at ITManagement.

Wind River, Red Hat, Team Up for Embedded Linux

Submitted by Maynard Kuona 2004-02-23 Red Hat 2 Comments

Wind River, a major force in software embedded in devices such as cell phones or factory robots, has signed a deal with leading Linux seller Red Hat to jointly develop a version of the open-source software, the companies plan to announce Monday.

Red Hat Professional Workstation: More expensive, fewer features

Submitted by bxb32001 2004-02-18 Red Hat 19 Comments

"Red Hat Professional Workstation was designed to allow former users of the company's consumer product line to continue to use a supported platform without having to migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Unfortunately, it fails to live up to its predecessors in key areas, and is considerably more expensive in some usage scenarios. Home users should look to the Fedora Project if they wish to continue using Red Hat technology, or consider migrating to another Linux distribution. Small businesses should analyse their current expenditure and consider migrating to another vendor." Read the rest of the article at NewsForge.

Red Hat Plans Security Enhanced Linux Version

Eugenia Loli 2004-02-07 Red Hat 39 Comments

Red Hat will ship an enhanced security model in the next version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CRN has learned. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, due out in 2005, will include support for Security-Enhanced Linux (SE Linux), according to a spokeswoman from the Raleigh, N.C.-based commercial Linux vendor.

UnixReview on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Eugenia Loli 2004-02-04 Red Hat 11 Comments

UnixReview reviews Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 3.0. Joe Casad concludes that "Enterprise Linux 3 looks and feels more like a steady, sober corporate computer system than previous Red Hat offerings, although the changes to the user experience are subtle and may not attract a lot of attention."

Red Hat Engineer Talks Enterprise Linux

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-27 Red Hat 3 Comments

Red Hat Inc. joined the growing number of server makers and Linux distributors that are offering some sort of financial protection for its customers against legal action by the SCO Group last week prior to LinuxWorld. In this interview, Red Hat vice president of engineering Brian M. Stevens talked to SearchEnterpriseLinux.com about the distributor's new Open Source Assurance program, the addition of a server provisioning module to its Red Hat Network, the 2.6 kernel and the SCO lawsuit.

Agfa Monotype Licenses Fonts to Red Hat for its Enterprise Linux

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-27 Red Hat 72 Comments

Agfa Monotype, a global provider of fonts and font technologies, has licensed fonts to Red Hat. Red Hat has licensed Agfa Monotype's Albany, Cumberland and Thorndale typeface families, and a font that conforms to the Unicode 3.2 specification, Unicode's latest international character encoding standard for multilingual digital information exchange. Red Hat is licensing these high quality fonts through the Red Hat Network, mostly targeting Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers.

Red Hat Sets Sights on Enterprise Linux Desktop

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-21 Red Hat 18 Comments

Red Hat is doing its part to truly make 2004 the year of the Linux desktop with plans to bring an enterprise Linux desktop to market before the year ends.

Linux on Laptops: Red Hat Linux 9 Review

Guest post by Tyler Bancroft 2004-01-20 Red Hat 70 Comments

I've been using laptops for a long time now. Not exclusively, but I've got plenty of experience with them. When it comes to hardware, laptops are nothing like any other systems. They use different motherboards, different graphics cards. Sometimes they use desktop components for things like memory, processors and network cards, but often those are specialized too. Laptops can be broken down into two major catagories: ultra-portable systems, designed for minimal weight and maximum battery life, and "desknotes", often using desktop components, large screens, and powerful graphics systems. I personally prefer desknotes because I like having a lot of power under the hood.

Red Hat Announces Open Source Assurance to Safeguard Customers

Submitted by lday 2004-01-20 Red Hat 16 Comments

Red Hat's program features warranty to guarantee customers the right to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux without interruption. A key feature of the Open Source Assurance Program is an Intellectual Property Warranty. The warranty ensures, that in the event that an infringement issue is identified in Red Hat Enterprise Linux software code, Red Hat will replace the infringing code. Read more for the PR.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 1 Released

Submitted by lday 2004-01-16 Red Hat 20 Comments

Red Hat announced the release of Update 1 for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 OS family, including:

Red Hat will give eCos Copyrights to the FSF

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-13 Red Hat 4 Comments

Red Hat today announced that it would assign all of its copyrights in the eCos open source operating system to the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The contribution will enable the Free Software Foundation to act as the sole copyright steward of the project and work directly with the eCos community and its maintainers on future development.

Fujitsu and Red Hat Form Joint Development Organization for Linux

Eugenia Loli 2003-12-18 Red Hat 4 Comments

Fujitsu Limited and Red Hat today announced that, as a part of their global partnership in providing Linux-based solutions, engineers from the two companies have started to work together located on-site at a Red Hat office in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (where Red Hat's desktop unit has now moved too, closer to Novell's desktop unit, aka Ximian). The new organization will develop Linux features focusing on enterprise customer needs and will assert Fujitsu's support operations in Japan and worldwide.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3.0 Review

Guest post by Andy Richter 2003-12-11 Red Hat 39 Comments

When I volunteered to do this review I quickly realized that I was asked to review 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server' and not just 'Red Hat Linux'. Then panic set in. How different was this going to be from regular old Red Hat that I've used and relied on for years? Is this going to be a whole new Red Hat with a whole bunch of advanced features that I wouldn't be able to talk about either because I missed them or because I'm not qualified?