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> All 3 have similarities because of the relationship (mainly in admin
> tools) but RHEL and CentOS of the same version are the closest to each
> other.   Fedora versions are released much more frequently so where both
> RHEL and CentOS are currently up to release 5.4 Fedora is up to Release
> 12.

> On a final note:  CentOS has an extended repository available.  If you
> use that then you'll be different from RHEL so for your purposes you
> shouldn't - just use the default CentOS repositories.

That's very true.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Michael H. Warfield
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 3:31 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Cc: mhw at wittsend.com
> Subject: Re: [ale] Fedora or Centos - which is more relevant for someone
> wanting Red Hat experience today?
> 
> On Fri, 2010-02-05 at 15:07 -0500, Jerald Sheets wrote: 
> > Eh?  I find them to be nearly identical.
> 
> RHEL includes some pieces which can not be redistributed.  If you're not
> using them, they are pretty much identical outside of cosmetics. 
> > ---
> > Jerald M. Sheets jr.
> > 
> > 
> >         - CentOS is basically RHL with all the RedHat stuff stripped
> >         out.  
> 
> Mike

Mike
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