"best" is relative, and no Linux distribution is any more secure out of the box than any other. Since Tomcat is written in Java, which operating system you choose is up to you...each one is better or worse than another depending on what you want to do.
>From the Debian FAQ, on why you should choose Debian over another Linux distribution: http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-basic_defs.en.html#s-difference "security" is not one of the reasons mentioned. Even the Debian homepage has a list of security alerts. If you REALLY want a secure OS out of the box, choose OpenBSD. Security is not a product, it's a process. An OpenBSD system loses it's secure nature in the hands of an inept systems administrator, for example. Sounds to me like your I.T. guys are biased towards Debian, which is fine, and you will probably need to use Debian if that's what they are telling you, but that doesn't make Debian (or any other Linux distribution) any more secure than Redhat or any of the others. Debian is fine for Tomcat, as far as I know. Use the distribution that meeds your needs, including the need to keep your I.T. people happy. :) John > -----Original Message----- > From: Patricio Vera S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 12:08 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: which is the best linux dist. for tomcat? > > > Hello again, > > I have installed Tomcat on Red Hat Linux but my security > area says "the > best linux distribution is Debian", I don't know Debian, but > thinking in the > best execution of Tomcat, which is the best? > > Other data : > > . I run servlets and JSP over Apache HTTP. > > Saludos, > Patricio Vera S. > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger > Nueva versión: Webcam, voz, y mucho más ¡Gratis! > Descárgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
