[olug] quick informal poll

[Cooper Vertz]

When CentOS version 6 didn't come out on time I tried Scientific, then
added CentOS in a side-by-side test when it dropped.

There were a small number of problems with Scientific during that test.
 nfsmount produced thousands of core files (packaging problem) and dump
stopped working (still unresolved).

So I'm more committed than ever to CentOS now!


On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Although I have little or no experience with the RHEL ports, the only one
> not mentioned was scientificLinux.
> it essentially is another distro based on RHEL just like CentOS.  My
> understanding is it addresses some
> of the short comings of CentOS.  But that's my understanding.
>
> Good luck
>
> Together We Win!
> --
> Chad
> Creating A More Meaningful Life
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ok, thanks, i think i'll end up using centos, i use fedora on lmy
> > laptop, and have worked with centos on a previous server-to-be,
> > unfortunately it got zapped and died recently, i was going to just
> > rebuild it but found a barebones for less at newegg
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Christopher Cashell
> > <topher-olug at zyp.org> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Sam Flint <harmonicnm7h at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> i can't decide if i want to use centos or fedora on a new server, what
> > >> do you all suggest?
> > >> and don't visit the site in my sig, it's not setup yet
> > >
> > > If you're going to use an RPM based distribution, use CentOS.  CentOS
> > > is a simple repackaging of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and
> > > therefor designed and intended for use as a Server.  Fedora is
> > > basically a hodge-podge continual beta that Red Hat and the Linux
> > > community co-maintain, which Red Hat (eventually, after a decent
> > > number of changes and a lot of cleanup) uses as the base for RHEL.  It
> > > is not consistent between releases, has a poor upgrade path, limited
> > > bug and security support for non-current releases, etc.
> > >
> > > Fedora is a reasonable choice if you want an RPM based desktop.  I
> > > would never put it on a server.
> > >
> > >> --
> > >> Sam Flint
> > >
> > > --
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