On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Per Jessen wrote: > Asking that question meaning "which distro should I pick ", is of course > valid. But you need to look at what makes the distros different. Which is > their individual value-add. The ease of installation, the guided config, > the help systems and all that. Like if you absolutely need to install > via SMB and also need JFS as root file system, then perhaps you should > pick SuSE.
Perhaps too you should ask why Red Hat does not support JFS as your root filesystem. There may be some concerns you should know about. I think "Which distro?" is a sound question. I personally would not sugggest mixing distros either on a single Linux machine or within an organisation unless there are good reasons to do so. As soon as you and non-xxx packages to your xxx system you walk away from the QA work your vendor did. That said, I see less concern with installing packages designed for your system: if you need the latest Samba for your Red Hat Linux, then a package built for it from Samba.org is better than no package, whereas a package from SuSE might be a doubtful proposition. Similarly, if SuSE is best for most of your needs, think long and hard about also running Red Hat Linux because doing so doubles your support costs in many areas - twice as many patches, twice as many test machines and so on. -- Cheers John. Please, no off-list mail. You will fall foul of my spam treatment. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
