Debian is great. If not Debian, Centos is very good for servers, there is a lot of community support for Centos. I agree no to ubuntu server, especially not for a production web server, at least not yet.
Chris... On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Paul Saenz <forensicneoph...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am going to start working on building a database driven website, and I am > now deciding on what > Linux distro I want to use. > > I don't want to us ubuntu, since it will have so many services available out > of the box which I will neither > want or use. Although many services will neither installed nor started, I do > not want them in available in > any way for security concerns. > > I'm thinking mostly of using: > > Debian > CentOS > Gentoo > > I remember that CentOS had a serious problem with their developers. > I don't want a distro that will fall to the wayside. > What I need to determine is what distro I should go with for the long > term. I want something that I can get familiar with so that I can develop > an understanding for how to secure it for use on the internet as a > production > box. > > Something that I won't to pay for is pretty much a necessity. > So it will have to be something that will have really good community > support. > > If anyone has suggestions or comments, I would appreciate it. > > > Thanks > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
