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redhat and Microsoftredhat and MicrosoftPosted Jan 4, 2003 4:17 UTC (Sat) by djao (subscriber, #4263)In reply to: limited support duration was: little practical effect by akumria Parent article: Distribution support: how long is long enough? You managed to miss my point completely. There is a whole world of difference between the amount of support I expect for redhat 7.0, and the amount I expect for 7.3. You are certainly right to complain that redhat's support lifespans pale next to Microsoft's, but I think redhat deserves praise for actually improving their point-oh support level (from 10 to 16 to 17 to 28 months), rather than criticism for not matching Microsoft. 28 months is an amazing amount of support for a point-oh release. Comparing redhat to Microsoft here is useless since Microsoft does not release operating systems every six months like redhat does. For a proper comparison, you need to use the final point releases (4.2, 5.2, 6.2, 7.3) of redhat, which are IMO the only versions that should ever be considered for production use at all. The support lives of these versions are well above 12 months, and nothing in the new policy changes that.
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