The Red Hat engineering team that once worked on Red Hat Linux will be helping with the Fedora Core project, but will now encourage more outside participation. According to Red Hat, changing the name from Red Hat Linux to Fedora also resolves some troublesome trademark issues. By using this more open process, Red Hat hopes to provide an operating system that leverages free-software development practices and proves more appealing to the open-source community.
We installed the Fedora Core 1 release on a desktop-class machine in our Syracuse University Real-World Labs. Those accustomed to Red Hat Linux 9 installs will see little difference: The installer looks exactly like that of Red Hat Linux 9, only it's been rebranded to say Fedora Core 1. Certainly, there are more changes under the hood, but for the most part, Fedora Core 1 is Red Hat 9. In fact, remnants of Red Hat Linux are still there because the release information of Fedora Core 1 is still contained in the /etc/redhat-release file.
Although we were admittedly taken aback upon learning of the vendor's decision to discontinue Red Hat Linux, the company deserves a fair chance: It's still developing a free Linux, but now on a more aggressive schedule with a larger segment of the open-source community. The company's decision was a good choice all around.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
