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New version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux available.


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 was released.
From the release notes:

"Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the next generation of Red Hat's comprehensive suite of operating systems, designed for mission-critical enterprise computing and certified by top enterprise software and hardware vendors.
In this release, Red Hat brings together improvements across the server, systems, and the overall Red Hat open source experience. Among others, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 introduces:
a new boot loader and a fully redesigned graphical installer;
the kernel patching utility Technology Preview, which allows users to patch the kernel without rebooting;
the Docker environment that allows users to deploy any application as a lightweight and portable container;
the Hardware Event Report Mechanism (HERM) that refactors the Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) mechanism of dual in-line memory module (DIMM) error reporting;
the OpenLMI project providing a common infrastructure for the management of Linux systems;
Red Hat Software Collections that provides a set of dynamic programming languages, database servers, and related packages..."

Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment, and management of Linux and open-source solutions for Internet infrastructure - ranging from embedded devices to secure web servers. The company was founded in 1994 by visionary entrepreneurs Bob Young and Marc Ewing. Open source is the foundation of its business model as it represents a fundamental shift in how software is created. The code that makes up the software is available to anyone and developers who use the software are free to improve it. The result: rapid innovation. Red Hat solutions combine Red Hat Linux, developer and embedded technologies, training, management services, technical support. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

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