On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:36 PM, François Beausoleil <francois@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Le 2014-04-09 à 16:20, Bruce Momjian a écrit : > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:02:07AM -0500, Christofer C. Bell wrote: > > This highlights a more fundamental problem of the difference between a > workstation-based on OS like Ubuntu and a server-based one like Debian > or FreeBSD. I know Ubuntu has a "server" version, but fundamentally > Ubuntu's selection of kernels and feature churn make it less than ideal > for server deployments. > > I am sure someone can post that they use Ubuntu just fine for server > deployments, but I continue to feel that Ubuntu is chosen by > administrators because it an OS they are familiar with on workstations, > rather than it being the best choice for servers. > > > I'm not a full-time sysadmin. I chose Ubuntu because I have familiarity with > it, and because installing Puppet on it installed the certificates and > everything I needed to get going. I tried Debian, but I had to fight and > find the correct procedures to install the Puppet certificates and all. > Ubuntu saved me some time back then. > > Cheers! > François I'm not wanting to get after anyone here, but I want it on the record that I am not the source of the above quote discouraging the use of Ubuntu in a server role. That would be Bruce Momjian. While Bruce is entitled to his opinion, it's not one I agree with and I don't want a Google search years from now to tie my name to that viewpoint. Thanks! -- Chris "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the Universe." -- Carl Sagan -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
