Re: redhat 'advanced server' versions?

On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 12:35, Tom Georgoulias wrote:
> M A Young wrote:
> >  While we are on the subject of RedHat advanced server, can anyone
> > enlighten me as to why the first AS version was numbered 2.1, and what
> > the next version number might be?
> 
> I don't think any company wants to roll out an enterprise product with 
> the release number of 2.0 (especially 1.0!)  Point zero releases have a 
> bad reputation, justified or not.  Everyone who's Linux tech-inclinded 
> knows that this is the first Red Hat advanced server product for the 
> market, regardless of the release number, but those who don't may not.
> 
> The other plausible reason is that 1.X was a development only release 
> series and seeded to special partners.  My guess is it's probably a 
> combination of both.

It could be that Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 is a follow-on product to
Red Hat Linux 6.2 Enterprise Edition, making it a 2.x series.  As for
the .1, I would guess marketing.

Thanks.
Peter