Red Hat Advance Server?

[gsmonk]

Can Red Hat Linux Advance Server be obtained for free, I see (what i think) you have to pay for the subscription options? Base - $799.00. Standard - $1499.00. Premium - $2499.00. From what I understand these are service aggreements not software/product prices.

Thanks,
Greg

[fancypiper]

All distros have downloadable versions containing GNU licensed software but not any commercial software (with minor exceptions like pine).

You can buy these burnt rather than downloading and burning CDs.

CDs:
How To Check MD5sums On A Linux Iso Image (http://linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/verifyiso.html)
Discount Linux CDs (http://www.edmunds-enterprises.com/linux/)
Linux Central (http://linuxcentral.com/)
Cheapbytes (http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart)

[mdwatts]

I don't think you can download Advanced Server as I had a look around their ftp servers.

We had IBM setup a new server (XSeries) with Redhat Advanced Server at work. We then started to have scsi errors on either the Raid controller or the scsi drives (Raid5).

After all the vendors finished blaming each other (hardware vs. software), it was decided to replace the Raid controller and all 3 scsi drives.

That was completed a couple of days ago, and now we have a server with no OS as IBM did not give us the Advanced Server cd's when they installed the server.

[bwkaz]

Why do you want Advanced Server?

[-wassup-]

what does advanced server have that normal distors dont?

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by -wassup-
what does advanced server have that normal distors dont?

A big price tag. :)

Redhat will have docs on their site that compare Advanced Server with their other versions.

[gsmonk]

I'm getting tied of paying MS for client licenses at work and Im pleased with our web/email/dns server which runs RH6.2. And our main server is showing its age in our growing network environment, which runs NT. I was looking into a high performance server OS options other than MS 2000 Server. Thanks for your opinions. Since i told you what I'm basically thinking about doing, what would you guys do?

Greg

[mdwatts]

The Redhat Advanced Server at work was not my idea. $$$

I'm quite happy to use Caldera's OpenLinux Server (not Workstation) 3.1.1 for all my Apache/PhP/mySQL etc. projects I'm currently working on.

It's also downloadable.

[ViMan]

Might be worth giving OpenBSD a look. OpenBSD's the most secure OS to date...

"Its highly focused development team is constantly tweaking, critiquing, and auditing every line of the code, and their commitment to excellence shows in the operating system's track record-- only one security hole that would allow an intruder to break in from the Internet has been discovered in the past 6 years." Quote taken from http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,557765,00.asp