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Story: A Perfect Illustration of Why I Now Choose Scientific Linux Over CentOSTotal Replies: 3
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kenholmz

Aug 06, 2009
11:22 PM EDT 		I have been reading the posts and responses regarding CentOS with interest. Thought provoking and informative information and thoughts. I am surprised that no one has mentioned Startcom Linux. This is purely curiosity on my part.
kenholmz

Aug 07, 2009
12:13 AM EDT 		"informative information..." sheesh!
caitlyn

Aug 07, 2009
12:34 AM EDT 		My understanding is that StartCom is based on a mix of Fedora and Red Hat and is not a RHEL clone. At least that is the way their website portrays the distro. Look, I'm Israeli-American and I would love to be able to tout some first class Israeli technology but... I was looking for something that truly is a drop-in, 100% compatible replacement for RHEL. StartCom doesn't fit the bill AFAIK.
kenholmz

Aug 07, 2009
12:55 AM EDT 		Thanks, Caitlyn. The Startcom home page definitely says it is based on Red Hat and Fedora code. Your reasoning makes perfect sense.

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