On Thu, 11 May 2000, you wrote:
> Do you mean Cobalt isn't using Intel? What linux
> distribution and kernel is it installed with? I'd
> appreciate if you could refer to me the local dealer
> of cobalt. We're presently standardizing on the
> following versions: mysql 3.22.32, php3 3.0.15, and
> apache 1.3.12. Are these known to work on your Cobalt?
> We probably wont consider buying one if if would have
> known incompatibilities with the versions we're
> standardizing on.
>
> > Cobalt is a good product if your org does not have
> > techs capable enough of
> > maintaining Linux. BTW, most cobalt uses Linux
> > compiled for the MIPS CPU.
> >
> > If you know linux well enough, you're just wasting
> > money on a cobalt. Go get a
> > clone and install redhat on it \8)
I think that there are x86 models of Cobalt, but i am unsure if that's the one
you intend to get. Take a look at their webpage to be sure. You can
standardize to Mysql etc., but if you want to do this, i don't think you need a
cobalt box. You need an x86 clone or branded server running redhat Linux or
any other distro with a decent package manager (hint: don't even consider
slackware for a production box!).
It would be much easier to recompile a redhat RPM if it's on an Intel box just
plainly because there are more people using and developing packages for that
platform.
Mysql, apache and php installs on a redhat or RPM system is as simple as
'rpm -i'. The defaults get you up an running in no time. If you must know
what's happening under the hood, just take a look at the spec file for the RPM
- it's all there.
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