Re: RE: [Nolug] Missing the point (Re: updating a RedHat box)

On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 11:44, jdtiede@bellsouth.net wrote:
> It's cheaper to buy a new RH distro for $40 every two years than to
> subscribe to RHN. Or cheaper yet, just download a new one and burn
> a CD.

But it's even cheaper to stay with the version you have now, and
apply patches, rather than upgrade and validate your apps against
new versions of databases, etc.

For example, I've heard of difficulties when upgrading PostgreSQL
7.[01].x to 7.2.x. (And no, there is no imperative to upgrade
if performance is good and the fixed bugs don't affect you.)

> ============================================================
> From: "Wimprine, Thomas" <twimprine@stei.com>
> Date: 2003/05/17 Sat PM 12:06:29 EDT
> To: "'nolug@joeykelly.net'" <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] Missing the point (Re: updating a RedHat box)
>
> If they want to continue running RH they may want to upgrade. I believe RH
> will only actively maintain the distro up to two revs. back. (They are at 9
> they won't support 6.x) So the next upgrade they will be left behind. If
> they don't subscribe to RHN I would recommend moving them to another distro.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Johnson [mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 10:56 AM
> To: NOLUG ML
> Subject: Re: [Nolug] Missing the point (Re: updating a RedHat box)
>
>
> On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 04:38, Joey Kelly wrote:
> > I didn't mean I wanted to jump from 7.x to 9.0, I meant simply making sure
>
> > that all of the packages were patched to safe levels. It's a 2.2 kernel, I
>
> > share Ron's willies concerning jumping to a 2.4.
> >
> > SuSE lets me point YaST at their ftp server, in the x.y directory, and
> they
> > maintain each point release, allowing me to stay bug-free, etc. Can RH
> keep
> > me at 7.x with current bug- and security-fixes?
>
> Get RHN, and see what happens?
>
> > Thou spake:
> > >Joey,
> > > Just get the new install CDs. When you boot, one of the options is
> > >to upgrade.
> > >Dave Prentice
> > >prentice@instruction.com
> > >http://www.originsresource.org
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net>
> > >To: nolug@joeykelly.net <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > >Date: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:58 PM
> > >Subject: [Nolug] updating a RedHat box
> > >
> > >>Hey all,
> > >>
> > >>One of my clients has a RedHat box that I need to update. I haven't
> > >
> > >ever run
> > >
> > >>RH before, and don't know how to update the thing. Yeah, I know I
> > >
> > >could
> > >
> > >>update individual rpms, but that's a drag.
> > >>
> > >>Is there some update utility that I can run and sync to current
> > >
> > >levels for
> > >
> > >>his versiion (I think it's 7.something)? I seem to remember that such
> > >
> > >was
> > >
> > >>available from RH for a fee (which is one more in a long list of
> > >
> > >reasons why
> > >
> > >>don't want to run RH personally). Are there third-party updaters
> > >
> > >available?
> > >
> > >>Or should I make my client pay for the RH service?
> > >>
> > >>Thanks.
> > >>--

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