Free Versions of Red Hat Linux to be Discontinued
November 3, 2003 -- Red Hat, Inc. announced that after April 2004, it will no longer be releasing, maintaining or distributing copies of its free Red Hat Linux software. It will stop maintainence and support for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 as of December 31, 2003, and for Red Hat 9 as of April 30 2004. The move is designed to help Red Hat Linux customers migrate to Red Hat's Enterprise Linux line of products, which carry an annual subscription fee.
Free Versions of Red Hat Linux to be Discontinued (EWeek, November 3, 2003)