Red Hat Enterprise Linux for free: Red Hat's revolution starts with 16 servers
Source: HW Upgrade added 21st Jan 2021
Red Hat announced free availability Red Hat Enterprise Linux for all holders of a Red Hat account, with a limit of 16 server on which you can install this free version. A change following the divestment of CentOS
by Riccardo Robecchi published 21 January 2021 , at 12: 21 in the Device channel
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About a month after the announcement of the end of CentOS 8, Red Hat has announced that it will provide a completely free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), valid for installation and use on up to 16 devices in production. Red Hat therefore somehow completely replaces CentOS with RHEL, albeit only in those environments that require the use of a few machines. This is a major change of pace for the American company.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux goes free (up to a 16 systems)
Red Hat decides to create a second twist after lowering the curtain on the CentOS project as we have always known it: it was in fact a revival of RHEL without the Red Hat brand, which allowed anyone to have access to such software without having to pay for licenses; the lack of contributions and support from the companies that used it led to the closure of the project.
The company has now announced on its blog that Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be available free of charge to all subscribers of the Red Hat Developer Network, which has no purchase costs or obligations. The only limitation introduced lies in the number of production systems on which distribution can be installed: the maximum ceiling is in fact set at 16 systems . This is a large enough number to satisfy the needs of individuals who want to experiment with RHEL and small businesses.
“It’s exactly what it sounds like: for small production use cases, it’s a no cost, no support RHEL. You just need to log in with a free Red Hat account (or using a GitHub account, Twiter, Facebook or other) to download RHEL and receive updates. Nothing else is required “, writes the company in the ad. “This is not a sales program and no salesperson will contact you to try to make a sale. There will be an option to subscribe to full support, but it’s up to you to decide. “
There are also no limits on where you can run the software: you can install this free version of RHEL on AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure , for example.
Red Hat claims to be aware that this new feature does not cover all possible use cases that it covered CentOS and will then provide new updates in mid-February. The free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be available starting February 1st .