[oso2k]

Not to be snarky, but that's easy. Just disconnect your cluster from the internet. We have hundreds of customers that are running disconnected clusters.

[krimeo]

And that applies to Ubuntu just as well. All I'm saying IBM is no better than Canonical in this regard.

Not complaining - If you want me to complain about IBM cluster technology that would be a whole different story.

And no I'm not gonna ask about disconnected clusters :).

[oso2k]

Haha. I still work for Red Hat, and Consulting at that. My pay is determined by how many billable hours I put in and my customer reviews. Not directly by how much you buy.

[krimeo]

I thought there is no Red Hat anymore.

[mroche]

Red Hat is a subsidiary of IBM, not acquired and absorbed. It is very much its own thing within the company as a whole.

[krimeo]

I really thought it was a merger. Is Red Hat still a seperate legal entity?

[smarterclayton]

Yes, separate legal entity, combined financial entity (although I know little about the financial details).