Oracle Enterprise Linux

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On 2006-10-25 Oracle Corporation announced they would be distributing Oracle Enterprise Linux, an operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.^[1] Oracle supports Oracle Enterprise Linux itself through its Oracle Unbreakable Linux program. This support program is designed to compete with Red Hat's directly.

1 Controversy
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Controversy

Developers of CentOS, freely-available distribution based on RHEL, have claimed parts of Unbreakable Linux are actually derived from CentOS; they have also criticized Oracle for charging for support and alleged that Oracle Enterprise Linux was poorly documented.^[2]

In a Linux Watch article, Steven Vaughan-Nichols argued that Oracle Enterprise Linux existed solely to beat Red Hat's support prices, and offered little or no other benefit. He quoted several anonymous sources; those that had purchased Oracle did so at severely discounted prices, and one company that refused claimed Oracle's sales team refused to seriously discuss issues besides price.^[3]

References

^ Oracle Unbreakable Linux FAQ (PDF) 3. Oracle Corporation (2007-02-15). Retrieved on 2007-04-01. "Oracle takes the source code that Red Hat makes available under GPL. Oracle will track the Red Hat distribution closely to ensure compatibility for users."
^ "CentOS: Oracle Linux Doesn't Measure Up", LinuxPlanet, 2006-11-02. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
^ "Oracle's Red Hat rip-off", Linux-Watch, 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.

External links

v • d • e RHEL- and Fedora-based distributions and derivatives
Official distributions	RHEL · Fedora · Global Desktop
RHEL derivatives and derived products	CentOS · Scientific Linux · White Box Enterprise Linux · Oracle Enterprise Linux · Lineox · Pie Box Enterprise Linux
Fedora derivatives	Berry Linux · Fox Linux · BLAG Linux and GNU · LinuxTLE · MythDora · Yellow Dog Linux · Aurora SPARC Linux · Planet CCRMA · Red Flag Linux