> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:01 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: EXT :RE: Fedora Server? > > Burke, Thomas (ES) wrote: > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx > > Marti, Robert wrote: > >>> bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Burke, Thomas (ES) > >>> > >>> I'm seriously considering upgrading my server to Fedora. All the > >>> distros I see, however, tout their "desktopiness." Are they all > >>> good to use as a server, or is there one in particular I should use? > >>> Or something else, for that matter? I am intrigued by the > >>> engineering "spin," and might like to install all that stuff on my > >>> server, as well... > <snip> > > I concur. I would *NEVER* use fedora on a real server - it's bleeding > > edge, not leading edge. If uptime is more important than the n33t3st, > > c00l3st f38tur3s (esp. when they don't always work), use something > > that's behind the times, like RHEL or CentOS. > > > > Well... The upgrade will be from RH 6.2.... So yeah, I'm not real > > concerned with latest & greatest. > > > > But my uptime has been near 100% over the last 10 years or so... > > So, why are you even considering it... wait, are do you mean RH 6.2 (10 years > old), or RHEL, in which case, I didn't think 6.2 was out, only 6.1? > > mark He's likely being honest and saying it's a 10 year old box. That's a bad thing. Get it on *anything* current... and if it's been on the internet for 10 years, you should make sure it's actually still yours. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
