Why is CentOS better tested and stable? Matt P.
On Fri, November 18, 2005 9:30 am, David McDowell wrote: > 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/ > > -- 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/
