On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 09:47:51AM -0600, Shoemaker, Michael (STL) wrote: > Im curious what the majdr differences are between Red Hat and other distro's? Anyone know of a site that does a compare/contrast. I know Debian had a huge surge a while back due to its ability to auto update, but now that RH has up2date(assuming they provide similar functionality) does this preference still exists. Is there one distro that is better served for workstation installs vs server installs? Any input would be appreciated even if its just a thought, nothing concrete. Please wrap your lines... In the past, I've always like Red Hat for servers, and Mandrake for workstations. I believe that's changing, especially considering the serious financial trouble that Mandrake is in and Red Hat's current focus on better supporting desktops than they have in previous years. Your definition of "better" is probably different than mine. I look for a distribution that provides superb support, especially as it concerns security releases. I believe the top distros in this regard are Red Hat, SuSe, and Mandrake. I haven't checked lately since I use Red Hat exclusively now and am still very satisfied with their security responses. I also am far more concerned in stability than I am in new features (some of which don't work). You need to determine what you are actually looking for in a distro, and we can't do that for you. Each distro has its strengths and weaknesses and you need to know how that affects you and what you're trying to accomplish. Do you want long-term stability or do you want bleeding-edge features? Do you want support from 3rd parties, or are happy with the products that the distributor ships? Are you a developer that needs to develop and test code for common distributions? Or are you running a small DNS/web/mail server at home? -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
