> 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 > > > -- What about Suse and Mandrake, i know that Suse is got a good server plataform and manndrake is very good in desktops, but is also good for server plataform, how ever i'm concerned also mostly for the up2date that as i understand is not aviable with fedora, or else what sould we do with our production server once the up2date is gone. David Vazquez Guzman E-Mail: dvazquez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INSTITUTO BRILLAMONT San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. Tel y Fax: +52 (81) 8338 7464 y 8338 7465 Ext. 123 Visite nuestro Home Page: http://www.brillamont.edu.mx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
