> On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 11:06:47PM -0800, Des Dougan wrote: > > > > Given Red Hat's stated direction, and the lack of clarity of how Fedora > > Core will develop, might v 7.0 be the time to address basing the server > > on a different distribution to provide a more stable base than FC may be > > able to provide? > > Which distribution did you have in mind? Theoretically, a switch to > Debian (for example) isn't too drastic because the core configuration > and architecture of E-smith is in the Perl template/events structure. > In practice it would be a huge amount of work and the upgrade > path would be a real challenge.
I think a move to a stable distro like Debian would have a number of advantages (not least of which might be a new pool of willing volunteers!). It also has the best update/install system (in APT) that I have come across. I can see that the upgrade path would be a big issue though. Dan. -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
