I got my answer. As the modules are statically linked, there shouldn't be an issue.
I'm still trying the persuade them. They have also found a sensible(?!?) solution to the lack of regular update problem! i.e. "We'll get the patches off EMULE!!". :-D It's quite apparent too that they're so afraid of walking up the migration learning curve! Thanks for all your great insights. (How do you see ubuntu as a server?) --- Kaveh Mousavi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What type of devices do you mean? > I migrated both our servers, Redhat 9, two weeks > ago, > completely remotely. Those are our web and email > servers. > > It was so easy and I am enjoying it's powerfull > package management and its very wise changed /etc/ > srturcture for some servers like apache and Exim. > > It was a wise move for us because we needed debian > stability and support and ease of upgrade. > > Best wishes, > KMZ > > --- Farid Behnia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I fully agree with ALL the items on your list: > > > > But my question still remains: Have you noticed > poor > > *binary* driver support for Debian? > > > > > > --- Mohsen Basirat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Dear Farid > > > I Never use Redhat anymore because : > > > -There's no free and bugfix update avaliable for > > > redhat > > > -Poor package management System > > > -No Free ISO CDs Avaliable > > > -No Integrated and Easy to use Management system > > > if you instead to using Commercial Linux Distros > > > use NOVEL SUSE it really better than REDHAT's > > > but i you want true Linux Distor that you enjoy > it > > > all > > > the time use Debian.i use it in varius > envrionment > > > and > > > even real DATA CENTER envrionment without any > > hassel > > > with good package management and update system > you > > > have > > > everything you need all the times > > > > > > > > > --- "Hossein S. Zadeh" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Farid Behnia wrote: > > > > > The point is unless you have worked with > > debian > > > > > yourself, you won't feel the real > difference. > > > > > > > > > > BTW there are rumors that one might not get > > his > > > > hands > > > > > over binary drivers for some devices on > > debian. > > > > How > > > > > true is this? > > > > > > > > > > One more point : it seems they are somehow > > > afraid > > > > of > > > > > walking up the learning curve of a new > distro, > > > > though > > > > > I've assured them that except learning a few > > > conf > > > > file > > > > > paths and deb pack management, etc they > won't > > > run > > > > into > > > > > any more serious hassles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depending on your configuration this may or > may > > > not > > > > be true. Every > > > > system has its quirks, and redhat and debians > > are > > > no > > > > exception. > > > > > > > > Why not migrate a few of the systems, and see > > what > > > > happens. If > > > > everything works as smoothly as you hope, you > > will > > > > have solid proof to > > > > convince them to let you migrate the rest. > > > > > > > > Hossein > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > bna-linuxiran mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bna-linuxiran > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home > > page > > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > bna-linuxiran mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bna-linuxiran > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > bna-linuxiran mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bna-linuxiran > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > bna-linuxiran mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bna-linuxiran > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ bna-linuxiran mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bna-linuxiran
