Benny Vasquez

So it sounds like we're in this... rebuilder world where you have the Rockies and the Almas and the many others, I don't fully understand it.

So it sounds like we're in this... rebuilder world where you have the Rockies and the Almas and the many others, I don't fully understand it.

It seems like from an outside point of view or from a purview sort of point of view that it is more about trying to get what is literally the RHEL product, which is a product, and you can say it's open source and you can get access to packages and RPMs, etc., I tried last night with your help to find a way to download today, in a moment, RHEL. You said it's open source.

It seems like from an outside point of view or from a purview sort of point of view that it is more about trying to get what is literally the RHEL product, which is a product, and you can say it's open source and you can get access to packages and RPMs, etc., I tried last night with your help to find a way to download today, in a moment, RHEL. You said it's open source.

I had to sign up for an account with Red Hat. I had to go through hoops essentially to get it. And it may be literally open source, but it's very challenging to play with what is the RHEL product. And what I mean by product, it is open source derived as a trademark product given to customers who pay for it with a license more so for support and assurances and security.

I had to sign up for an account with Red Hat. I had to go through hoops essentially to get it. And it may be literally open source, but it's very challenging to play with what is the RHEL product. And what I mean by product, it is open source derived as a trademark product given to customers who pay for it with a license more so for support and assurances and security.

If I want to go play with the product called Ubuntu... What's the latest version, 24.04?

If I want to go play with the product called Ubuntu... What's the latest version, 24.04?

I can go and tap a download link.

I can go and tap a download link.

Well, LTS.

Well, LTS.

I can click on it. No account required. Yeah, no account required. So there's no hoops to get to that product, but there is hoops to the rail product. So that's my point.

I can click on it. No account required. Yeah, no account required. So there's no hoops to get to that product, but there is hoops to the rail product. So that's my point.

I'm talking about access, not selling a product in this case.

I'm talking about access, not selling a product in this case.

What I'm trying to say is the angst. The angst is there was CentOS prior to Red Hat's acquisition of the open source project.

What I'm trying to say is the angst. The angst is there was CentOS prior to Red Hat's acquisition of the open source project.

Right, this is the RHEL, alternative to RHEL, that's open source, that I can use in production. It is blessed for production.

Right, this is the RHEL, alternative to RHEL, that's open source, that I can use in production. It is blessed for production.