Red Hat is executing stage two of its market-splitting, money-making strategy with the launch of a version of Red Hat Linux for hobbyists, which for some reason is called Fedora rather than propeller beanie. It won't do bug fixes -- you can fix it yourself -- but it will "update Fedora with the latest technology three times a year", Red Hat's John Young told CNet. Busines users are catered for by the supported and certified Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Something like Red Hat Advanced Server apparently costs around $2,500 per year.
To quote CNet: "Young made it clear where Red Hat's priorities lie. 'Maybe some number of customers are wanting full support and not willing to pay for it, and that's going to be challenge that we face,' he said. 'We've got to build a sustainable business.'"
