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by chasil 1069 days ago
My job currently demands Oracle Linux.

I could choose Red Hat if I wanted to.

As I don't like software audits and license key activation, I do not choose it, as these are not a concern with Oracle Linux (unlike some of their other products).
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dralley 1069 days ago
>As I don't like software audits and license key activation, I do not choose it, as these are not a concern with Oracle Linux (unlike some of their other products).

Good news https://access.redhat.com/articles/simple-content-access

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cvadict 1069 days ago
> Simply register and enable the repositories that you need.

Counter offer: nah... how about I just target+deploy on any of the numerous competitors that don't make me jump through ANY licensing hoops whatsoever from here on out.

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jamespo 1069 days ago
go for it
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jzb 1068 days ago
“As I don't like software audits”

You went with the distro cloned by the company that perfected the concept?

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chasil 1068 days ago
I actually didn't have a choice.

In about 2007, we bought our first Red Hat to migrate functionality away from HP-UX. We eventually rolled the license that we purchased on a credit card into the corporate account.

In about 2009, "yum update" stopped working, and I called Red Hat, where I learned that corporate had terminated the licensing. Investigating, they advised me to run the Oracle converter, and resume pulling patches.

In 2013, corporate again switched to Red Hat. I did not. Corporate has been audited. I have not.

I'm using some btrfs loopback mounts with the UEK, and sales calls with Red Hat expressed extreme distaste for this.

At this point, why would I go back?

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jzb 1065 days ago
Thanks for sharing that. It's illuminating.

w/r/t btrfs - I recall when it was deprecated from tech preview in RHEL. I know some users really, really wanted it and it keeps popping up - Fedora is now using it, but I am skeptical that it's going to make it into RHEL anytime soon given that it was in RHEL as a tech preview and then pulled. I know SUSE supports it, I have a NAS that uses it, but seems like it's been found to be wanting by some of the folks who decide what gets into RHEL and doesn't.

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