Im a fan of freebsd and ubuntu, simply because ubuntu is more a no brainer than debian and don't have time to be worrying about admin stuff on my machine. I work with many freebsd boxes, and the port system is really good, and the security is tight however i'm not too sure how java performs on them ? I would stick with linux, solaris or windows for java maybe ?
On 10/09/2007, at 12:35 PM, Donnacha wrote: > Jon, thanks for sharing your perspective. > > I had heard a lot of good things about Debian in the past and wondered > if it had been superseded in terms of usability by Ubuntu Server > Edition or some other new-fangled distro. > > Anyone else using Debian, raise your hand and tell us why. > > The philosophy behind the BSDs, in particular FreeBSD, has always > impressed me although I would worry that software still in beta, such > as R5, might have have problems running on it and you'd be pretty much > on your own. > > Is anyone actually running R5 on one of the BSDs? > > Whatever your set-up, do please share with the rest of us! > > Donnacha > > > > On 9/10/07, Jon Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> We use debian stable because it is so easy while still being very >> stable. >> The debain package manager makes the red5 deb packages as easy as >> 'sudo dpkg >> -i red5xxx.deb' ... it handles dependencies nicely even when >> upgrading >> (including java). >> If you want to run red5 from the war distribution in say tomcat, >> try 'sudo >> apt-get install tomcat5.5' ... deploy the red5 war ... done. >> I really can't say enough good things about debian ... it rocks! >> The other >> linux OS's are good, but debian is just as good (or better) and >> it's easy to >> use. >> In the end, it's all about preference I suppose. >> >> If you're interested in bare metal performance / stability then >> any of the >> BSD's will outperform linux out of the box any day. >> OpenBSD in particular has probably the best security record of any >> operating >> system and it has excellent firewall options out of the box. >> All those nice things aside, the BSD's have a reputation for being >> a little >> tricky to admin and the performance / stability / security gain >> isn't going >> to be much greater than a modern linux distro properly configured. >> >> So if you're a BSD guru and need to squeeze every last drop out of >> your >> hardware then maybe try OpenBSD or FreeBSD, otherwise I highly >> recommend >> debian. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >>> Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:15:30 +0100 >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Red5] The Great Red5 Server Shootout >> >>> >>> If you had to pick one OS for a Red5 server, which of the following >>> would it be ... and why? >>> >>> CentOS >>> RHE >>> Debian Stable >>> Fedora Core >>> Ubuntu Server Edition >>> >>> ... or might one of the BSDs be a better option: >>> >>> FreeBSD >>> OpenBSD >>> NetBSD >>> >>> >>> Very curious to hear your answers! >>> >>> Donnacha >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Red5 mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org >> >> ________________________________ >> Make your little one a shining star! Shine on! >> _______________________________________________ >> Red5 mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org _______________________________________________ Red5 mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
