[WBEL-users] Product Comparison statements for rebuttal

[csieh]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Matthew Hodgett wrote:

> Wow, isn't that the greatness of linux. A real comfort to know that
> having chosen a RHEL product that there will always be someone out there
> to turn to, even if a simple switch in alliance with yum is required.
> 
> And once again it looks like individual desire vs a collaborative
> effort. One point to note is the difference in 64bit support. I'm also
> not 100% sure that SciLin provides updates in a very responsive manner
> from what they indicate, but that could be reading into it wrong. It
> also does stray ever so slightly from the standard RHEL feature set.

Scientific Linux has provided updates within the same day as Centos.  The 
reason for the "indicated times" is that they cannot guarantee a time 
frame.

The stray allows for you to create your RHEL release out of Scientific 
Linux.   This allows you to make your own release quite easily.

-Connie Sieh
 > 
> Tao has this to say of note;
> 
> "If there are already two other projects, why didn't you just join
> those?
> I started this project nearly a year ago when I rebuilt RHEL 2.1 for
> internal use. More recently I joined the RHEL Rebuild mailing list,
> after I was mostly done rebuilding RHEL3. By the time White Box released
> RC1, I was already putting the finishing touches on Tao. There are some
> other good reasons, too: 
> - It's more fun this way 
> - I'm learning a lot about rebuilding a Red Hat based distro 
> - I like our name and artwork 
> - I can guarantee the project lasts as long as I need it 
> - I'm in complete control of Tao Linux
> The last item is a big one; like the other project leaders, I have my
> own ideas about how I think things should be done, and we all make
> different decisions. Besides; each separate project still benefits from
> lessons learned by the others."
> 
> And Scientific Linux;
> 
> "SL is a Linux release put together by various labs and universities
> around the world. It's primary purpose is to reduce duplicated effort of
> the labs, and to have a common install base for the various
> experimentors.
> The base SL distribution is basically Enterprise Linux, recompiled from
> source.
> Our main goal for the base distribution is to have everything compatible
> with Enterprise, with only a few minor additions or changes. An example
> of of items that were added are Pine, and OpenAFS. 
> Our secondary goal is to allow easy customization for a site, without
> disturbing the Scientific Linux base. The various labs are able to add
> their own modifications to their own site areas. By the magic of
> scripts, and the anaconda installer, each site is be able to create
> their own distributions with minimal effort. Or, if a users wishes, they
> can simply install the base SL release."
> 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: csieh [mailto:csieh@fnal.gov] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:08 AM
> To: Matthew Hodgett
> Cc: whitebox-users@beau.org
> Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Product Comparison statements for rebuttal
> 
> 
> 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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