IT managers running Red Hat Linux should think carefully before making the switch to Unbreakable Linux, the new Linux distribution that Oracle Corp. announced last month.
To date, there is very little information regarding what exactly Oracle promised with Unbreakable Linux 2.0. Oracle is in essence offering a cloned version of Red Hat Inc.'s RHEL and lets anyone download the software for free. According to Oracle, Unbreakable Linux customers will see lower costs, better bug fixes and better legal protections than with Red Hat. Software updates cost $99 per server, while technical support costs $399 for a two-processor server and $999 per year for a larger system.