Talk:Red Hat Linux

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Enterprise, Fedora, apt-rpm[edit]

needs details on enterprise linux and the fedora project and rpm repositories like freshrpms and the use of apt-rpm

I added some information about Fedora. Nixdorf

MP3[edit]

MP3 support is disabled in both Rhythmbox and XMMS /

So how to install it afterwards? Thanks --ThomasK 17:00, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)

Search for the RPM: XMMS-MP3.rpm and install that. http://xmms.org should also have instructions you can use --Will2k 18:18, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)

GPL[edit]

I'm wondering how this can be distrbuted 'for money' if Linux is licensed under the GPL... GPL is contagious isn't it? --67.172.99.160 01:16, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Support contracts, mainly. « alerante ✆ ✉ » 15:36, 17 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The GPL allows you to sell software for as much as you want. It's just that the GPL also allows the licensees of the software to reproduce and redistribute the software without limitation, so even if the software costs $1000 from the original developers, one person could buy that, make a thousand copies and sell them each for $5 each if they wanted to. GPL is only contagious in some instances, i.e. where a piece of software absolutely relies on a piece of GPL software, i.e. like how a compiled program may rely on a software library. Otherwise, it is alright to package non-GPL software with GPL software in a GNU/Linux distribution, because that is called "mere aggregation" - merely being distributed together with GPL software doesn't mean it has to have the same license. Also, plenty of essential libraries in GNU/Linux systems use the LGPL which means that software that links to it does not need to be GPL, but direct modifications of the library itself must be GPL. --Jameshales 09:18, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

trademark[edit]

Should there be something about RHL's funny trademark license? I've seen that many Linux vendors now call RHL by a different name, i.e. www.lankum.com calls it by You-Know-Who and www.linuxcd.org calls it by Blue Jacket. --Jameshales 09:18, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I have inserted a paragraph or two about this subject; I'm not crystal-clear on the trademark policy involved, so if someone else knows better it would be good to have my description of the issue improved or replaced. --Jameshales 05:47, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Carmen Sandiego[edit]

Should we mention the mascot is Carmen Sandiego? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluefoxicy (talk • contribs) 23:46, 29 January 2006 (EDT)

All you need is a source. æle ✆ 23:55, 30 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Screenshot[edit]

I find it bizzare that a picture for the english Wikipedia version of Red Hat Linux is in another language?!?!? Shouldn't it be in english, to make it look the part in the article? --Wakimakirolls 15:18, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from that, isn't that KDE? Empaler 20:33, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gnome???[edit]

The text under the screenshot states that the DE for that screenshot is KDE, but it is clearly KDE. Changed it --Gabrieldain 15:16, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It IS kde. It just uses gnomeish icons. Look at the widgets and menu (plastik). BTW your post does't make any sense. 213.10.147.18 07:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Red hat.png[edit]

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No worries, the license has been updated correctly now and so the "norat" tag has been removed from the page.TheSameGuy (talk) 20:24, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RPP[edit]

The article states that RHL 1.0 was the first distro to use RPM, but I think it used RPP, a precursor to RPM.

Ubuntu?!![edit]

Actually Ubuntu have not made their first release at the moment RedHat Linux was discontinued. If nobody objects, I will correct it.

7.1[edit]

Should mention that release 7.1 was kind of an informal semi-standard for compiled binaries for a while; apllications compiled for RH 7.1 would apparently work on several other distributions... AnonMoos (talk) 20:36, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Initial Release Date[edit]

There appear to be two different "initial" release dates given. The box on the left says 1995 and the text of the article says 1994. Is there a reason for this discrepancy? I doubt they can both be right unless they represent different aspects of "initial", in which case an explanation would be nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.30.58.238 (talk) 22:14, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relationship Examples[edit]

The article mentions the relationship between Fedora and RHEL is like the one between Netscape Communicator and Firefox and StarOffice and OpenOffice.org. Both of the example relationships fell apart years ago and should be replaced by present examples like openSUSE and SLE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justashuman960 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Doesn't install, possibly steals motherboard password[edit]

An IT technician once gave me a CD with Red Hat Linux for use as Operating System. When I installed and rebooted, it didn't start. Maybe it was a hacked version stealing motherboard password. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.173.229.119 (talk) 02:27, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]