Hi again regarding Unixes
how about the clustering services, easy maintenance, and learning curve for having this boxes --- Dean Hamstead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is a linux list so... ;) > > personally, bong.com.au is 3 x freebsd servers > > kusanagi.bong.com.au > aramaki.bong.com.au > ishikawa.bong.com.au > > all sgi 1200's > > however, if you really dont know much about unix and > friends (tm) > then i would go with centos. its based on red hat > enterprise and > when i tried it, i was happy with the gui etc. > > i wouldnt recommend fedora, suse or gentoo. > > openbsd is secure, but after install its only as > secure as the user who > starts installing random application server software > makes it. > > i choose freebsd over openbsd because i feel freebsd > has more mature > SMP and is faster on i386. also, the freebsd ports > tree isnt versioned > like the openbsd one is. > > that kind of leads into the argument, of if a server > should be more > organic in its software, or should be installed, run > and replaced. > > i choose bsd over linux because to me it just seems > to be a better > server. thats my right and im thankfull that open > source allows me > to have the options to pick things based on > technical merits and > also unsubstantiatable vibes. > > debian is also a fine choice. i should say that all > my desktops > run debian. i love it - but i dont use it for intel. > amd64 and powerpc. > > crux looks good as it has bsd style init (which is > one reason i > prefer bsd as as server - i like bsd style init) > > Dean > > On Mon, October 17, 2005 9:05 am, pesoy misak said: > > Hi all > > > > I just got a request from my friend to build a web > > hosting system for his business but i don't know > what > > is the best distro for it. > > > > Any suggestion is welcome either BSD or Linux or > any > > other OS but not ms*** please since it costly > > > > many thanks in advance > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > > Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: > http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
