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Is CentOS 5.0 Worth Every Penny?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 7, 2007

“CentOS is a Linux distribution based on the ever reliable Red
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The name stands for Community
ENTerprise Operating System and is not related to a coin. The main
purpose of CentOS is rebuilding the commercial RHEL and makes it
available to those who want the reliability of an enterprise class
operating system minus the cost.

“I have used Fedora and RHEL before but have never tried any of
their derivative distros. Then just recently, a new version of
CentOS live CD was released so I got curious and wanted to try it
out…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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