On Apr 19, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Dave Ihnat <dihnat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm not currently running Fedora, either--it's just not in the mix for > the five frankenstations and the server that I use for home and business > right now. But I've been in the field since I got my degree in '76--that's > almost 40 years now, if you're counting--in Unix since 1980, and Linux > since it was born. If there's one thing I've most certainly learned > is that no matter what it is, it's worth keeping an eye on it. I keep > track of software and systems I may never use--because, as a consultant, > I never know when it'll show up. I've been a sysadmin for nearly 20 years now. Right now I work as a sysadmin for one of the largest tech companies in the world. It's a household name, you would recognize it, in fact, you are very likely using one of its products right now. I don't say this to brag, but as the reason why I am completely comfortable with my qualifications. An interesting thing I've noted is that when I first started with Linux, I loved messing with things. I was messing with it back when it was 0.99, and I remember when it got POSIX compliant. I've played with every single distro, and I used to absolutely love Fedora - exactly BECAUSE it was something that was fun to mess around with. I'd upgrade religiously, and swim out from problems, and it was fun. But as I matured in the profession, I just stopped enjoying that part of the experience. I don't know what it was. Maybe I became far more pragmatic and less religious about the Linux experience. Maybe I spent so much time playing with Linux at my job Maybe a lot of things. But at some point, that just stopped being fun, and I moved on. I kind of miss that in a way, but it is what it is. Fedora has its place. For young people who want to play with Linux, or have a lot of time on their hands to deal with the "bleeding edge", it's perfect. I don't know of any other distributions out there that fills the niche that Fedora does (Maybe Ubuntu's non-LTS versions fit the bill). And I don't begrudge that at all. But I stand by my opinion - do not use it for server use if you're not willing to deal with the resulting problems and, yes, data losses. At the least, make sure you have very good backups. I think I'll stick around on this list for a while (subject to change without notice). If only because occasionally questions come up like this, and people with the experience to answer correctly need to speak up. :) Please. use Fedora. I'm not saying don't use it. I'm just saying , do it with your eyes wide open. Know why it's there, what it's used for, what the caveats are, and then enjoy if it's still right for you. --Russell -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
