On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:32:54 -0600, <bmcdowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message <7A3B4AA360FDEF448F3390421FC8D731012C67DE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Disclaimer: I do not wish to start a dreaded 'distro-war', but I am > at a bit of a loss. Please reply to me off-list, so as not to incite > a riot... > > I'm unhappy with my current distro, and would like to find another > one. Does anyone have any recommendations? > > I'm using bridging firewalls with iptables. The boxes also run snort. > They're PII's and PIII's, no frills. That's about it... > > I'm currently on RedHat and am disappointed with their move/change to > 'Fedora'. Nothing is future-proof, but I'd be more comfortable on > something that isn't 'sunsetting'. I also have concerns with Fedora's > quality going forward. It seems to me to be very much RedHat's > step-child, if you get my meaning. I don't like the concept of being > lured with a 'stripped-down' version, and later being 'pushed' into > paying for an upgrade. I'm not saying that RedHat is doing this > today, but it seems to me that they will be in a better place to do > this in the future. > > Any thoughts? > ..1: Next time you or someone else wants private responses, set Reply-To: appropriately. (Done for you in this message.) ..2: Debian. I made the switch in June, and rammed it down the throats of _all_ my clients, and _enjoys_ updates that go "apt-get update ;apt-get upgrade". ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
