[ale] RH - disappointing

[Jay Finch]

And actually - As long as you keep answering their surveys that they
publish every 60 days or so, you can continue to use the service for free.
 (That was from the last mail I read)

Cheers!
Jay

> Chuck Huber said:
>> Okay, I'm all in favor of RedHat making a buck or two, but why
>> do they have to hit me with $60 per system per year to keep it
>> updated?
>
> They haven't.  You can keep them updated yourself for free.
>
> I mean, come on.  You still get the software for free...you can use
> apt-rpm or other tools if you want an automated update.
>
> IMO, $60 is a reasonable fee for a service like RHN.  How many $$ in man
> hours does it save you?  And it's not something that's being forced down
> your throat...it's completely *optional* and not integral to the system
> at all.  iirc, RHN was't even available in 6.x and below.
>
>> I've really enjoyed the up2date service and have gotten quite used to
>> the ease of installing new packages and keeping existing ones up to
>> date.  However, their new pricing strategy is driving me elsewhere.
>
> Yeah...shame on them for trying to make a profit.  I have to laugh at
> people who whine that Red Hat is actually asking them to give something
> back to the company.  You'd think that making a profit as a corporation,
> particularly in an open, purely optional, non-intrusive way, was the
> biggest sin imaginable. Some people seem to think RH should just give
> and give and give.
>
> Anyway, you can extend your demo account every 60 days by simply taking
> a survey (about 6 questions...takes around 30 seconds to complete).  I
> don't think that's too much to ask.
>
> John
>
>
>
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