CentOS is a release built upon the RedHat Enterprise Linux RPM's. Essentially a Similar version to RHEL, which is "more" stable and enterprise ready then Fedora. As for CentOS/ Fedora / vs. Debian / Ubuntu.. It really comes down to preference. All four OS's are capable of running Asterisk rock solidly for many many months. I just switched to the new 1.2.11 and updated Sangoma/Libpri/Zaptel on one of our servers here, and our previous server (FC4 with all the updates and newest kernel) had 150+ days of running Asterisk without a hickup. (Including a 15 hour power outage) So, it really depends on what you, or your CoLo are most comfortable supporting... But, I will say that I enjoy "apt-get" much more then "yum"... Chad
________________________________ From: Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 29, 2006 1:13 AM To: Jim Van Meggelen; TAUG Subject: [on-asterisk] CentOS or Ubuntu for Asterisk? Hello Jim: Yes, indeed I am running Fedora on my development box, though its co-located at a data centre and I run another two boxes that is Ubuntu based. The reason for Fedora was quite simple. My data centres admins are Fedora gurus and they prefer fedora over anything else. So it was a judgment call, based on their experience in case they needed to add or remove something from the machine - and that is what the guys are more comfortable with. However my preferred choice is Ubuntu. The machines running Ubuntu did not need a reboot for more than a year. They've been finely tweaked and tuned for optimal performance. I'm prejudiced towards Red Hat for different reasons, but am willing to keep an open mind. Is the CentOS team an off shoot of Redhat, or are they a completely separate independent entity from Red Hat? Normally all that you say is gospel to me & I listen to it heart and soul :). However... the question I would have for you... is if you were to decide whether CentOS or Ubuntu... which one would you choose? The only reason I chose Ubuntu is because I felt it was a fantastic flavour of Debian - and all my Asterisk servers have performed flawlessly compared to any other Linux version (I tried).... but I do have to confess I have NOT used CentOS yet! Waiting for your enlightenment! Cheers! Reza.
