Pie Box Enterprise Linux is derived from open source software. A number of packages have been changed to replace trademarks and logos with our own. There are no functionality-orientated modifications. The changes are confined to:

• anaconda-product
• firstboot
• redhat-artwork
• redhat-logos

Screenshots are available here.

Life cycle

• Product Release - Feb 28, 2005
• Support for New Hardware, Security and Bug Fixes - Feb 28, 2005 to Aug 31, 2007
• Security and Bug Fixes - Sep 1, 2007 to Feb 29, 2008
• Security and Mission Critical Bug Fixes - Mar 1, 2008 to Feb 29, 2012

Features and Benefits

• Linux 2.6 kernel - based on the Linux 2.6.9 kernel, supports multi-core and hyperthreaded CPUs
• Storage and file system capabilities - ext3 up to 8TB, LVM, AutoFSv4
• Security capabilities - SELinux, Exec Shield and Position Independant Executables
• Desktop capabilities - OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Evolution, GNOME 2.8, Plug-and-play device support
• Server capabilities - Apache 2, BIND 9, DHCP, MySQL 4, Sendmail, Postfix, CUPS
• Miscellaneous - compatibility with Enterprise Linux v3, auditing, NFSv4, Samba 3, GCC 4.0 preview, ACPI

Also Available via Subscription

• Global File System - allows a cluster of Linux servers to share data
• Cluster Suite - deployment of high availability configurations