First, FC1 and 2 are legacy now, 3 probably will be soon. (You said "foot the bill", I hope you are not going to pay for Fedora Core!!) :) If you want stability, AND a Red Hat like environment without cost, why not go with something like CentOS? http://www.centos.org and get CentOS 4.2, which is derived from RHEL 4 U2, but free. Also see #centos on freenode. Unless you have a particular reason for going with Fedora Core 4, I wouldn't do it. In FC4, you will have bleeding edge software vs better tested and stable software that you would find in CentOS if you are planning to run a server and not a workstation. Shelf life is also a consideration. With Fedora Core, expect 6 month release cycle (although this isn't written in stone) but with CentOS (b/c its roots are RHEL) the release cycle is long, releases are stable and thoroughly tested, and the CentOS community is very active. I use all CentOS for my servers at home and in production at work. If I want a linux workstation, then I'd have to choose between FC4 and Ubuntu 5.10 and I'd probably choose Ubuntu if it wasn't full time use, FC4 it was full time use, depending on my needs, I may even choose CentOS for a workstation (if I don't want to game and do bleeding edge stuff which I may or may not care about)
hope this all helps... I get wordy sometimes. :) David McD On 11/18/05, Russ Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After giving up on my multiple-crashes-a-day-old-Red-Hat-server, Ive > decided to foot the bill to have our server imaged with a fedora core. I > have the option of FC 1,2,3 or 4 - same price. 3 and 4 would take them a > little longer to do (2 hours instead of 30-45 minutes). > > Any opinions - looking for stability primarily, as we dont do anything > on this server that is ultra processor intensive. > > Thanks for your opinions! > > Russ > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
