[WBEL-users] Product Comparison statements for rebuttal

[csieh]

Matthew,

There are also Tao Linux and Scientific Linux.

-Connie Sieh
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Matthew 
Hodgett wrote:

> From what I have found there are essentially two products that deliver
> RHEL in a  brown paper bag; CentOS and WhiteBox. And they appear to be
> quite different, not in the product but in the delivery. I would like to
> make a couple of statements and get some reaction on them (also cross
> posted);
> 
> CentOS is concentrating on product delivery i.e. there are a group of
> developers that are getting the product and updates out the door in the
> best possible timeframe. The user community is not as active, and the
> website developement not a priority (try and find information on
> CentOS4). 
> 
> Whitebox has a very active and loyal user community, and the website is
> simplistic in nature representing that Whitebox is being driven
> primarily by a single individual. The product delivery is problematic
> with updates only available as time permits, and mirrors have a history
> of difficulty.
> 
> Are there any known conflicts of interest/ideals between the two
> products? What is the chance of future collaberation?
> 
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