[olug] SuSE or RHEL or Centos or Fedora or Xandros

[Terry]

Print out a uname -a on that production debian server for us.  :)


On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:26:49 -0500, Terry <td3201 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe most linux distributions can be made production level.  It
> all depends on the competence of the admin.  Support is a big thing in
> the 'real world' where the people who sign the checks don't have a
> clue nor care about the differences between Debian and Red Hat:
> "If you were to get hit by a truck, what distribution is going to have
> the smallest headache should we need to bring someone in to fill the
> shoes temporarily."
> 
> I agree that anyone competent in linux can 'figure out' most linux
> distributions well enough to fill shoes but 'figure out' isn't going
> to win over the suits.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:15:40 -0500, Christopher Cashell <topher at zyp.org> wrote:
> > At Thu, 09 Sep 04, Unidentified Flying Banana Vincent.Raffensberger at dtn.com, said:
> > > Other than Xandros, it was a list of secure, production level systems.
> >
> > I challenge anyone who's actually had real experience with Debian to try
> > to tell me it isn't a "secure, production level system".  And installing
> > it for a few hours doesn't count as real experience.
> >
> > Personally, I can't think of any other distribution that even comes
> > close for server use.  And please, don't anyone tell me that Debian
> > isn't supported[1], or that it isn't used[2] much.
> >
> > Production Debian server:
> >
> > nexus:~$ uptime
> >  08:59:55 up 423 days,  6:45,  16 users,  load average: 0.70, 0.59, 0.58
> >
> > This machine was initially installed in 1998.  It has been upgraded in
> > place multiple times since then (Debian upgrades don't require reboots).
> > The only time it ever gets rebooted is for kernel upgrades.
> >
> > I'd love to see you try that with most other distributions. ;-)
> >
> > And when you consider the new installer program that is currently being
> > tested for the next Debian release (expected within the next month or
> > so), I expect Debian use to grow even faster.
> >
> >  [1] http://www.hp.com/hps/linux/lx_debian.html
> >  [2] http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/01/28/debian_fastest_growing_linux_distribution.html
> >
> > --
> > | Christopher
> > +------------------------------------------------+
> > | Here I stand.  I can do no other.              |
> > +------------------------------------------------+
> >
> >
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