On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 06:53 +1300, Kent Fredric wrote: > That may be the case. In my estimation however, ubuntu simply isn't > designed for this task as being one of its primary uses, and my > preference is towards systems that are =).
Actually, Ubuntu Server is designed for it, and works fine. > Ubuntu may be convenient and practical for some, just like windows and > mac are convenient and practical for others, but I do not count myself > among those people. =) Which is completely fine. Choice is great. > However, in my estimation if > you're trying to achieve something like a router or a database server, > can I please humbly suggest you use something else ;). As I mentioned, I'm wasn't suggesting that Ubuntu is a good choice for a router. There are plenty of distributions for that. OpenWRT, pfSense, Voyage etc. A database server however, Ubuntu is fine for. In fact I look after a few of them, and don't have any issues. So, while it may be your preference not you use Ubuntu as you've had issues with it, please don't expand that to "it's not suitable for a headless box" - as this isn't the case. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz New Zealand's Open Source Hardware Supplier _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
