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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> This is Red Hat Calling
>
> The Road to Carrier Grade
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Linux leader Red Hat is aggressively pushing its Linux solutions into
>| the telecom space with a series of new partner initiatives.
>|
>| One part of the push is Red Hat's partnership with IBM and HP, which
>| is intended to produce a hardware and software combination targeted at
>| carrier-grade deployment.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| HP is no stranger to carrier-grade Linux deployments; the company
>| currently backs a Debian GNU/Linux-based Carrier Grade Linux effort, as
>| well.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6284/1/
Now here's some proof that customer pressure works. Several months ago,
I insisted that Red Hat be removed from a carrier production device and
be replaced with SuSe, because they were CGL compliant. Red Hat refused
to become CGL compliant.
What I really /love/ about the free software world is that the customer
really can influence what happens, because vendor lock-in doesn't work
any more.
Now, when Red Hat have done their CGL cerfification, then I'll talk to
them, but not before.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
What no spouse of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working
when he's staring out the window.
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