Good thinking. :) Of course you are right. :)
The difference is customization. :) For example, I use Con Kolivas' kernel patches (for the desktop) in my laptop and his patches (for the server) on my Mail Server. This is because there are some things my server needs that my desktop would not ( e.g. higher i/o scheduling). This is on the kernel level.
Now, a server distro might have only server components in it but without X (which is not really needed in server environment). A desktop distro needs X. This is the interface level.
And so much more.
So there you go. :)
On 7/12/06, Joey S. Eisma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
hi!
ive been wondering, what makes a distro a server? sometimes i overheard
people saying, "pang desktop lang yang distro na yan".. isnt it like i
can simply pick up that "pang desktop.. " and then install server
components (squid, q-mail, apache, what have you...) then it's already a
server? it's all the same kernel right?
someone enlighten me..
thx!
joey
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