Re: Linux distributions and tools for Linux/Apache/PHP/MySQL dev

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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:52:43 +1100, "chris smith" <dmagick@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 
> Ubuntu or debian are good choices (ubuntu is kept more up to date, the
> debian-stable branch only gets updated with security releases between
> major versions).

Having said that, Debian Sid is usually pretty bleeding-edge.

And, although it is considered the 'Unstable' branch, it is nowhere
near as bas as people think.  I'm typing this e-mail on an amd64 box
running Debian Sid amd64, current uptime 54 days, last reboot due to
installing a new UPS.  But then again, one of my hats is SysAdmin, so I
can deal with update/upgrade issues better than the average end-user...

The only issue for me really is that Quanta has become a bit unstable
recently (a known bug, reported on Bugzilla) but other than that, I love
Debian.

My personal recommendation is Debian Stable (currently Sarge) for
mission-critical servers, Debian Testing (currently Etch) for
workstations, and Debian Unstable (always Sid) if you need the latest
and greatest on your workstation.  I do have a few servers running
Testing, but would not use Unstable on a mission-critical server.

We run Debian on just about all our work boxen. Heck, we even run
Debian on our SUN hardware...

Hope that helps.

Regards,
Ozz.

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