I forgot to document what i've said Fedora's support: See this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_(operating_system)#Version_history
The oldest supported version is FC7 released on 2007-05-31, and it will be soon desupported (no updates, etc)... As Eric says, Fedora Core is for bleeding edge (and bleeding is a nice adjective in this case :-P). I was bitten once, not anymore :-P >> Thanks for the recommendations. >> I just downloaded CentOS 5.1 DVD (as well as CDs, for some older servers >> which do not have DVD ROM). It looks like both Fedora and CentOS latest >> editions have equally large software bundle ...... >> >> Is CentOS equally well supported as compare to Fedora ? > > CentOS is a RHEL clone (RedHat Enterprise Linux) without the logos and > stuff. (more or less is what Oracle in Unbreakable Linux does) > > They just "recompile" the packages of the RHEL with the same options. > > They do that because RHEL is a commercial distro, and you must pay if you > want to use it. > > More information: Please read this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentOS > > Fedora in essence is the "testing" or "unstable" (they say "community") > version of RedHat Distro and have a 6 months timeframe between releases > and tends to discontinue support in a year. > > The centos project is as supported as RHEL (AFAIK, 7 years at least), so > the short answer is: > > NO, CentOS is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more supported than Fedora. > > And if you really want/need professional support is very easy to migrate > between CentOS, RHEL and Oracle Unbreakable Linux. > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: António Pedro Lima [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, 12 June, 2008 2:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [qmailtoaster] Fedora or CentOS for the qmToaster >> >> Centos! >> >> I used Fedora for some time... >> Moved to Centos and... Headaches are gone! >> >> -----Mensagem original----- >> De: Eric Shubert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Enviada: quarta-feira, 11 de Junho de 2008 18:46 >> Para: [email protected] >> Assunto: Re: [qmailtoaster] Fedora or CentOS for the qmToaster >> >> NGS wrote: >>> I wonder which one is best for setting up a qmail server based on Qmail >>> Toaster. What are the main different? >>> >> >> CentOS. You'll have fewer updates (and headaches). >> >> -- >> -Eric 'shubes' >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
