Red Hat announces free RHEL subscriptions for eligible organisations

Red Hat has announced a new, no-cost program especially for the requirements of projects, foundations and more: Red Hat Enterprise

Linux (RHEL) for Open Source Infrastructure. Joining a growing set of no-cost and low-cost programs, RHEL for Open Source Infrastructure provides a simpler, clearer and documented process for projects, communities, standards bodies and other not-for-profit software groups engaged with open source to gain access to RHEL subscriptions.

Under the program’s terms, eligible organisations will be granted access to no-cost RHEL subscriptions for any use within the confines of their infrastructure. This includes build systems, continuous integration

(CI) testing and general project requirements (i.e., Web servers, mail servers, etc). These subscriptions will be self-supported by default, providing full access to the Red Hat customer portal, knowledge base articles and forums, and also include Red Hat Insights, a proactive analytic tooling.

Neil McGovern, executive director, GNOME Foundation, said, “As a non-profit, we rely on donations to help us achieve our goal of a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust. RHEL subscriptions are an essential part in this. With full operating system management and security updates, we can concentrate on the services we provide to GNOME users and developers without having to worry about the underlying systems. Red Hat has generously provided these services to GNOME at zero cost for years, and we look forward to continuing our relationship for a long time to come.”

Complete information on eligibility and how to get the subscription is available in the blog post by Jason Brooks on the Red Hat website.