*publicly eye stabs Matt* Read http://www.centos.org for a full description of the origin of CentOS. It is directly on their home page.
On 11/18/05, Matt Pusateri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/ > -- 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/
