CentOS is built from RedHat src.rpms. They even communicate between the two for security and bug patching (now - this began about the time of RHEL 5). The differences wil be inthe installation process (CentOS requires no subscription key) and in the update process (older RHEL used up2dat,e newer uses yum with different repos and incorporates the subscription key process).<br>
<br>Fedora is RHEL wannabe :-) It's a testing ground for new technology and moves too fast for long term support. RHEL 5.4 is about on par with Fedora 9 for desktop. However many kernel enhancements are backported from <a href="http://kernel.org">kernel.org</a> and ALL security patches are backported.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 2:52 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brian.schenken@gmail.com">brian.schenken@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hiya folks,<br><br>My work may be sending my team out for Red Hat certs this year, so I've decided I'll get a head start by playing around with the closest (free) distribution I can. (Ubuntu cured me of distro-hopping a few years back so my experience is a bit out dated.)<br>
<br>I'm looking for something that will install, be updated and maintained, and host applications/services in the most redhatty fashion possible... <br><br>If any of you work with Red Hat professionally and/or have recent experience with these distros - would you offer me your opinion?<br>
<br>Thanks muchly, and have an awesome weekend!<br><br>Brian<br>_______________________________________________<br>
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