Will the RHEL debacle increase Debian market share in the server space? (lemmy.world)

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I've seen different opinions on this. Some people will certainly be looking for community-maintained distributions since they are unlikely to undergo a change like this. In particular some sysadmin Youtubers (like Veronica Explains) have been saying that they are switching their clients over. But others have been saying that Debian won't really have too much of a chance as they don't offer the same amount of professional support. What do you think?

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[-] wxboss@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't think most corporations using RHEL are overly concerned about all the issues that Red Hat's moves/decisions have upon the general Linux community. Their main concerns are for support for in the infrastructure they already have running RHEL. As long as RHEL continues to provide services and support per their contractual agreements, I don't foresee any major shifts.

However, I would love to see a corporate shift from RHEL > Debian.

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