On Wed, 30 May 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gordon,
Any reason you mention Debian? Is it just preference? Or...?
I've been using it since 0.96r1 ... ie. about 12-13 years?!? I have many
"LAMP" type servers running "stuff" which are as rock solid as a rock type
thing...
Eg. the server I'm typing this email on:
13:16:13 up 398 days, 3:23, 2 users, load average: 0.06, 0.12, 0.10
another:
13:16:33 up 587 days, 23:18, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
anod another - note the load average )-:
13:22:19 up 90 days, 23:39, 1 user, load average: 3.57, 3.99, 3.17
(that's a very busy vBulletin server - just say no!)
But I don't always use Debian packages - I tend to treat it as the base
system, then if the supplied packages aren't what I need, then I compile
them myself. This "habit" stems from years of supporting different systems
- SunOs/Solaris, *BSD, HP, IRIX, etc. although I have to say in recent
years, it's been almost exclusively Debian only...
I always compile up a static kernel tuned to the exact hardware (zaptel,
etc. modules are the exception these days) and off I go. That's not for
everyone though, but it's a habit I've gotten into ....
I'm a Debian person, myself. We have * 1.2 on a PowerEdge 2950 with CentOS
(which I dislike). We got it commercially done and it's under warranty,
although I don't think they'd mind if we muck around with the OS - they'd
probably just charge if they have to do some servicing. I'd make sure I have
system image backups.
I've run 2950's as file/dns/nis/samba servers in the past. (for clients)
Not tried asterisk on them though. Etch ought to boot OK, Sarge won't boot
directly (lack of network/disk drivers in the ageing kernel in Sarge)
unless you use one of the Dell specific loaders. I prefer Asus servers for
my own stuff.
If I had my way / spare time / etc I'd put Debian... but for the risk of
wrecking a perfectly working, production system.
Quite! If it ain't broke ...
(although there are some who might argue that RH/FC/CentOs are broken by
design ;-)
Gordon
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