On 2/28/07, Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just browsing Wikipedia to give some ideas about
> all Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clones (to put ourselves
> in a context..)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedHat_Enterprise_Linux_clones
>
> lists the following, comments in [] are mine:
>
>     * CentOS
>     * Scientific Linux
>     * StartCom Linux [ looks a specialized multimedia
>        distro to me ]
>     * White Box Enterprise Linux [ looks dead,
>        the single developer joined CentOS it seems ]

Actually the main developer does his own thing still. He is not really
interested in having it a 'public' distribution but more a distro for
his workplace (If I understand the former WBEL people correctly)

>     * XOS [ ?? ]
>     * GENtOS [ first time I see this one .. strict RH
>        compatibility does not seem to be a main goal  ]
>     * YOUrOS [first time I see this one too, same comment
>        as above ]
>     * GnYOUlinux [ does this really exist ? web site really
>        a copy-cat of above ]
>     * Oracle Unbreakable Linux [ no comments, lame Oracle
>        attempt at Red Hat buy-out or sthg .. ]
>

There are a couple of others that are rebuilds of Centos that ISPs
remove a lot of stuff and add in webmin or other tools for their
'clients' to use.

> The following clones have ceased production:
>
>     * TaoLinux [ effectively merged into CentOS ]
>
> ... so if we would join efforts with CentOS .. it could
> be really profitable to the whole community .. I believe ...
>
>
> Jarek
>
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