This is likely to rouse some flames but here are my feelings on the Linux distros I've tried so far...
Redhat - Very standard & programs compile easily but costs lots to get good (read semi-automated) patch management. SuSE - nice features but bloated - VERY non-standard (I am GLAD AppArmor is non-standard though - it's fantastic). Slackware - the first version I tried and I still think it's clunky Mandrake - started off well but has petered out over the years I'm currently running Solaris 10 for Intel - Excellent performance but some Linux rpms don't install well. Currently the flavours of choice appear to be Ubuntu and Debian; both of which I have not yet tried. The functions I employ on this box are Apache, BIND, Squid, Bind and sendmail (when I get time I'll play with fetchmail). It's a working box rather than a playmachine. Any ideas of a good distro and your basis for your comment? -----Original Message----- From: Andy George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2006 3:04 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Telstra cable... Sorry about the address, yeah, I run a linux server this side, helped by a static address. It's good learning for IRCds, Linux game servers of many flavours, MTAs and setting them up, Bind DNS (which I'm reasonably raw at), and so on... All boring as hell, but attempting to get this back on topic... so had to mention the linux server. Davidson, Brett (Managed Services) wrote: >If that's true (your addy does not inspire me *grins*) then that would >suit me well. >I prefer static at my end as well, for obvious reasons. > >
