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4- What is the "best" distro for a "Commercial web-server" (i know mandrake is newbie friendly...but i'm having more headaches trying to install stuff on it because of this)
Other people have mentioned it, but I figured I'll summarize.Don't neseciarilly limit yourself to Linux. There's lots of BSDs out there that are very good at serving up web pages. Yahoo, for example, is run off Apache on FreeBSD.
However, Debian and RedHat have a reputation for Linux servers, and the Linux community seems to be a bit more "friendly" in terms of interactive support (IRC and mail lists), but that's just been my perception.
RedHat has the advantage over Debian of "real" commercial support (from RedHat) if you want that. However, Debian's packaging system seems unbeatable.
Of course, if you're a control freak, or if you're very intimate with Linux systems, you may feel comfortable using something like Slackware or even "rolling your own". This has the advantage that you know absolutely everything that's on the system. You can trim it down to only what you need and exactly what you need. The downside is that maintainance can become a bit more complicated without a package manager and readily available packages.
--MonMotha
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