At 4/1/01 09:36 PM -0500, you wrote:
> > The different packages all have clearly defined support strategies -
> > the cheapest one has installation support only, the "Professional" one
> > has more AFAIR. From there, you can go all the way up to 24/7 with
> > people here having your beeper - but the price goes up.
>
>Fits the corporate better than "the small guy".
>
>Aage J. Skjolingstad
I disagree. I think the "small guy" is best served by not having to pay for
anything he doesn't want/need. I now host a mirror site for RedHat, but
before then I bought CD's for two reasons: installation support, and
supporting RedHat since I'm happy with the job they've done. But I didn't
have to pay for even those $45; it was my choice.
I could have had the whole thing for free; but there is no free lunch, and
if you want lowest cost you don't get much (or any) support. Free downloads
and product, but no free support.
As for your specific problem, let me suggest a couple of points:
* Re your core dumps, try to test the hardware especially the memory. RH7
out of the box has been remarkably stable for me on 6 installs already over
various hardware; you might find that it's not the OS's fault.
* When trying to run a server, remember that frequent changes are the enemy
of stability. Get your system to run, lock it down as much as possible so
you don't get hacked, and LEAVE IT ALONE. Make only those changes that you
need to make for security or performance reasons. If you need the newest
Apache, put it in, then leave it there. Since BIND got hacked, upgrade to
8.2.3, then leave it there. But disable up2date and everything resembling
it. Don't "fix" what isn't broken. Simply subscribe to redhat-watch and
redhat-announce and install (1) what you have to or (2) what you really
want. Not everything.
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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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