Re: Based on which distro?

[Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 12:07:50PM -0700, Rick Johnson wrote:
> Which distro is the GinGin64 preview based on? The Version is 8.0.95, should
> we assume that this built on the Red Hat 9 beta Phoebe, but with current
> Errata applied?

It's pretty much a straight port of most of what was in Red Hat Linux
9.  Some errata have been applied.

> Once this becomes "final", will this be a subset of Red Hat 9, or will it
> only be available under the Enterprise umbrella of products?

This isn't a beta for a product - it's a Technology Preview.  Unlike a
beta, it doesn't reflect what will be included in any planned future
product.  The next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (then called
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server) will support the AMD64 platform in both
32 and 64 modes.  This was announced last year:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_8366_7595~41287,00.html

Cheers,

Matt
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Matt Wilson
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Red Hat, Inc.