I've answered this question before but I signed over my copyright to one Kerry Packer, so I'll write it again...
Why do I run Debian instead of RedHat? apt-get I want to install Bugzilla. The Bugzilla RPM has a large number of dependencies. Under RedHat I have to fine and download all the dependent RPMs, and any dependencies they might have. Under Debian I type "apt-get install bugzilla" and it just happens. Policy Debian has a strong policy on where things should go and how things should behave. Config files MUST be in /etc. RedHat has such a policy too but most of the useful applications are in "contrib" and are not actually part of RedHat and so rarely adhere to the policy. Debian considers policy violations to be a bug and a package will be removed rather than having policy violations. Integrated Bug Tracking Debian's bug tracking system is integrated with the whole project. If a bug is reported, the package maintainer is nagged until it gets fixed. This happens in RedHat's core packages but not with contrib where it's anyone's guess how things happen. Sensible Defaults The default settings for Debian packages are generally sensible. You get the impression that the people packaging things actually use them and know them inside-out, so the defaults reflect real-world situations. By contrast, RedHat's paid packagers may not necessarily use the packages they work on but rather are ensuring that RedHat can tick a box. Case in point: dhcpd under RedHat. It fails to create a leases file and the default config file does not work. This may make sense (though not the leases file) but when you run /etc/rc.d./init.d/dhcpd start you get _NO_ output, nothing explaining what went wrong. More For more rant-worthy material, see http://www.rumble.net/whyredhatsucks.html -- Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.rumble.net Send email with subject "send key pub" for public key. "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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