Red Hat Unveils Free RHEL for Enterprise Development

Red Hat has recently announced the launch of a new initiative called Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Business Developers. This initiative allows enterprises to freely load and use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 for the development and testing of applications. Each enterprise can utilize up to 25 copies of the distribution for free.

This initiative builds upon the existing Red Hat Developer program, which previously allowed individual developers to freely use RHEL on up to 16 virtual or physical systems. However, this new option expands the offering to commercial enterprises. It is important to note that this program only permits the use of free copies of the distribution during the development and testing stages, and not for production purposes.

Businesses looking to access these free RHEL specimens simply need to register with their corporate email, agree to the Enterprise Agreement, and download the ISO-image. Unlike the Red Hat Developer program, support for these specimens is self-serve, meaning enterprises are responsible for managing the distribution on their own. Additionally, enterprises can download assemblies for all supported architectures, including X86_64 and ARM, whereas the Red Hat Developer program only allowed for X86_64.

The 25 copies provided can be used on physical computers, cloud environments, and virtualization systems, giving enterprises flexibility in their development and testing processes.