Woops forgot to mention my preference would be linux in this case because java support on freebsd is a patch port, its not official, so there is a few variant JVM's for it aswell, and then it was only working for intel chips the last time i tried not AMD.
On 10/09/2007, at 9:54 PM, Donnacha wrote: > Ben - my previous server was CentOS - ironically, I once had a problem > installing FMS on it because the software insisted it need RedHat! > But, apart from that cosmetic glitch, I found it pretty good and I > gather that it is one of the most popular choices among Web Hosts. > Thanks for sharing. > > Daniel - I was actually surprised to hear that Ubuntu had a server > edition because I associated it so much with it's desktop version and > all the hype aimed at desktop users new to Linux. FreeBSD boxes are, > indeed, rock solid and perfect for straight-forward Web hosting; my > only worry would be for doing more advanced stuff like Red5 - for > tackling problems that might arise, it's probably better to more with > the herd and that's why finding out what people on this list are using > is so important. > > I had forgotten all about Solaris! I have heard good things about it > and Sun and certainly bullish on it, saying that it will overtake > Linux but, again, like FreeBSD, my worry would be that if you > encounter problems running Red5 on it, you'd be pretty much on your > own. Having said that, being a Sun product, it should be well-suited > to Java apps. Is anyone out there running Solaris? > > Whatever you're running, let us know. > > Donnacha > > > On 9/10/07, Daniel Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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 if it had been superseded in terms of usability by Ubuntu Server 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! 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