Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, which was released last November, packs a hidden punch: The latest version of the operating system pre-bundles patches with the kernel. The disguised fixes have shaken up some controversy, but Red Hat contends that the move is aimed at making it more difficult for rivals like CentOS, Oracle and Novell to gobble up Red Hat’s customers. The company needs to do this in order to fund its work on the Linux kernel, Jonathan Eunice, principal IT analyst at Illuminata, told LinuxInsider.
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Why RHEL 6 Keeps Its Patches Under Its Hat
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 8, 2011 05:00 AMRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, which was released last November, packs a hidden punch: The latest version of the operating system pre-bundles patches with the kernel. The disguised fixes have shaken up some controversy, but Red Hat contends that the move is aimed at making it more difficult for rivals like CentOS, Oracle and Novell to gobble up Red Hat’s customers. The company needs to do this in order to fund its work on the Linux kernel, Jonathan Eunice, principal IT analyst at Illuminata, told LinuxInsider.