[luau] Upgrading servers
Hawaii Linux Institute
wp at HawaiiLinux.us
Mon Jan 12 22:58:00 PST 2004
R. Scott Belford wrote:
> Brian Chee wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at going all Fedora...
>
> With the greatest of respect to Warren, why not debian?
Personally, having been fully committed to Fedora, I wouldn't recommend
it to anyone. The more I have used it, the more problems I have
discovered. However, we have to realize that Linux is becoming a very
competitive (and potentially very lucrative) market. Eventually, it is
the experience, which can be accumulated only by collecting and solving
problems, that counts. Since you must invest a lot of your time to
build your own value-added experience, which, invariably, will be
distro-dependent, the choice of a distro cannot be overstated.
For me, because of certain distinct advantages that I described in
previous threads, I am sticking to Fedora. Factors that must be
considered include but are not limited to: long-term viability,
stability of development community, documentation, acceptability by the
corporate environment, etc. All things considered (especially in light
of the vast conjugative development communities in China and Taiwan),
Fedora really stands out.
Most of Fedora's "problems", particularly in the desktop area, can be
solved by providing a supplemental CD or, if the user has a broadband
connection, a yum script. This is an area I really like to see more
systematic and collaborative efforts. If anyone is interested in taking
a lead, I will be more than happy to discuss the possible budget needs.
wayne
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