On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 14:29 +1300, Chris Darby wrote: > I have come across it before and remember it as still quite immature. > Looking over it again now I can tell I'd probably recommend it! Maybe > not so much for a critical box due to rolling release system, I'm sure > you could easily change or freeze repo. > > It's interesting watching Ubuntu/Deb's path through distributions. In > general I think derivative distributions should source from as high > upstream as possible (especially with Debian!) though it's never black > and white. Backtrack and Crunchbang have also moved from Ubuntu-Debian > I believe. > > I'm also enjoying the more polished buntu-esque distributions we're > getting these days (Sabayon, based on Gentoo comes to mind). They're > just a little overkill if you poweruse. > > > Chris > > On 1 April 2011 14:16, Robert Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Brief background: I prefer Debian for servers, Mint for ya Mum's PC, > > > > Have you thought about or tried "Linuxmint Debian Edition" (LMDE)? > > > > I have been using it since the 64bit version was launched for Christmas > > 2010. Love it. > > > > Rob Well, being *slightly* over 30 ( actually, my beard is 32 today. Yay! ), I shouldn't really comment...
As Chris notes, rolling release spells hard work and more stress in a production environment... no problem for your home server if it's just you and not WAF at stake, but it is best to have a functionally stable release, with the ability to plan your uprades. Less late nights and general swearing all around. With the release of debian 6, you've got a pretty good starting point. The only possible problem is PHP 5.3 which is a bit of a pain at times for existing products. For the desktop - well, you've just got to have the bells and whistles to upstage the $default OS users. TBH I use Ubuntu ( as I was for my servers - LTS - up until a month or so ago ), compiz provides most of the bling that people are after. nvidia/vdpau for performance works great for me. The alternative is a more staid looking but seamlessly integrated RH/CentOS environment. Works just as well but not so impressive visually. My personal view is that those who run a production platform on gentoo should be avoided, not the least because their ability to customise the release is more than negated by the support gained by testing of a standard product by users on a day to day basis. $0.02 from an old fart... Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MNZCS <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] Skype: sholdowa
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