Network Computing is part of the Informa Tech Division of Informa PLC

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.

Red Hat Delays Enterprise Linux 5 Beta

Red Hat has delayed the beta of its Enterprise Linux 5 upgrade until later this summer but says the upgrade will ship by end of year as promised.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was slated to move into beta testing in July but that has been pushed back until September, sources close to the company said. See CRN Online

One company spokeswoman said the beta is now expected to be released by the end of summer. She said the finished 5.0 platform remains on track to be released by the end of 2006.

The pushback is not that significant but irritating to some at Red Hat, especially as rival Novell prepares to once again touts the recent release of its SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 platform at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo this week, said one source close to Red Hat.

"The beta is definitely delayed," said the source, who asked not to be named.

  • 1