tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089949.post912898390377861439..comments2008-04-06T04:07:28.019-05:00Hall T. Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12140757732459333479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089949.post-45784052998408918742008-04-06T04:07:00.000-05:002008-04-06T04:07:00.000-05:00on this distro you can also install "big software" like oracle (even rac!). it's like centos, and these communities are working togheter in order to solve some common problems. and consider this: scientific communisty behind scientific linux must solve -big problems- (clusters with hundreds of nodes, big and clustered databases, many many advanced services, workstations and notebook) and they almost use only this distribution. even redhat techs can find -very- useful tips on s.l. forums and sites! go, and spread the word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8089949.post-45468166252151598952008-04-05T16:42:00.000-05:002008-04-05T16:42:00.000-05:00Yes, it's based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In many respects it *is* RHEL (as are other RHEL source rebuilds like CentOS) since it's compiled from the same source code, which Red Hat make available to comply with the GPL. The (minor) differences are listed on the Scientific Linux site: in addition to removal of Red Hat branding and connections to Red Hat automated update services, a few packages differ in accordance with the preferences of the Scientific Linux community. On the whole though, Scientific Linux is basically a free distribution of Red Hat's solid enterprise product. The only really significant difference is the reliance on community support rather than the paid support that Red Hat provides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com