> I always thought the key reason to choose a Linux distro was because it was *better* than Windows, not because it was *cheaper*.
Or perhaps because it is Open Source, which might be a
requirement for the job.
> I'll echo Dave Watts and others comments though -- if you're running a production server, you should typically be running a supported commercial server OS, whether that's Windows Server, Solaris, RedHat Enterprise, SuSe Server, etc.
But the thing about Open Source is that it is not necessarily the
software vendor that has to deliver this support. The reason that
vendor support is so important with Closed Source is that nobody
else can get to the source to see what is really going on and fix
the problem. With Open Source, you need a hacker with sufficient
skills, which can be hired independently from the software vendor.
Jochem
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to remain silent
but should you?
- Loesje
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