On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 16:18, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Dixon" <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > I'm currently evaluating Debian and FreeBSD versus RH Pro Workstation > > for SOHO server use. I've always enjoyed Red Hat's products, but they > > have a way to go to convince me that they're interested in keeping the > > SOHO/small business customer. At least with community projects like > > Debian/*BSD, I don't have to worry that their focus will change in the > > next 12-18 due to shareholder pressures. > > Jason, > > I'd be very interested in what you come up with on this. Would you please > post your results when you finish? Well, my thoughts so far: - Debian based distributions, while fun to tinker with, are not a good server solution (IMO). The apt-get package manager, while enjoyable, also is apt (excuse the pun) to get out of hand at times. And Debian/Libranet's strength (tons of software) is also its weakness in the server room... too much choice. It's nice having a distro that's been "professionally" pared down for non-hobbyist/non-desktop usage. - FreeBSD. I'm a big proponent of all things *BSD, but this also falls short in terms of patch management. While it's not a big deal for your average SysAdmin to patch from source, it's not an enviable task to automate. And "build world" is not something your average server farm is going to place faith in. - RHPW. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of this to play with. While I appreciate Ed Wilt's rpm package listing, I note that some of it includes post-install stuff (mysql, for example), so it's hard for me to get a real glimpse of what RH is offering with this product. I still think RH is head-and-shoulders above the competitors for non-hobbyist offerings, it's just going to take some time to get used to their changes. At this time, RHPW or RHWS is still in the lead for server installations. The only thing holding me back from making a formal recommendation to my existing "community"-based clients is RH's indecisions regarding the future of RHPW. *** Please note, the opinions given above are just that... my opinions. I'm not an expert with Debian, so please withhold flames. -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
