On 12/20/05, David McDowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going with CentOS here. The folks who are suggesting Ubuntu for > this person's needs... I'm not so sure and I ask you WHY?? If you > recall, from the original message: > "It has been a long time since I've been able to update the box..." > including other statements he said which kinda takes Ubuntu away from > being a desirable choice. Sure, the release schedule is every 6 > months, it has Deb under the hood, but it looks to me like he wants > the box to live long and prosper and not have to touch it all the time > (if at all per his lack of time). Deb stable is probably another > great choice if you like Deb over CentOS. Both of those should > provide you a long, stable and happy distro. Now if you want a > desktop, Ubuntu is the way to go! :)
David, While previously, Ubuntu has only been supported for 18 months (that is, you can get updates for it for 18 months), The new version coming out in a few months will be supported for 3 years at the desktop level and 5 years at the server level. Supported for 5 years ought to be long enough for what he wants. In addition, upgrading from the current version (Breezy) to the version that will be supported for 5 years will be MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier using Ubuntu than it would be under any type of Red Hat based system (which CentOS is). Cheers, Tanner -- Tanner Lovelace clubjuggler at gmail dot com http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an increscent, all sable. -- 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/
