Ahhh, the distribution discussion. Rarely are there more dangerious, deeper waters in which to swim.
Having said that, we use FreeBSD for most of our servers and we're happy with it. I've only recently deployed Webware, though, so I don't have a lot of information about integration issues other than to say so far we're happy. The *BSDs do require some familiarization before you'll be comfortable, but the ports system is pretty damn cool compared to my previous experiences with Red Hat and RPM -- *shudder* -- and there are other advantages, including a helpful community. I highly recommend FreeBSD if you want to give it a try. I've never looked back ... ... well, until recently. I've installed a Gentoo distribution and I'm kind've falling for it. Gentoo has a package management system very, very similar to BSD's, and with all of the desktop-oriented advantages of Linux. The documentation is excellent and the community seems very available, very helpful. So that's my two cents. When it comes to server-operation I really love *BSD, but Gentoo's growing on me. I've never played with Debian, so I can't comment there. It seems to me your question really involves issues of using Python in general, and package management, rather Webware in specific, discounting any issues like threading problems as you mentioned. With both Gentoo and BSD the Python package installation is seamless and easy. Keep us updated if you have any insights! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lee Phillips Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Webware-discuss] Which Linux distribution? I am using webware on a shared host that's running Red Hat; it works well for the most part, although I have to restart the appserver now and then due to a well-known problem with threads on RH. Also, I can't install things like mod-python. So I'm considering moving to one of the hosts that offer user-mode linux (or BSD) virtual private servers(*), and I have a choice of distributions (one company that looks good, redwoodvirtual.com, offers a choice between Debian Woody and Fedora core 1; other companies offer RH, Gentoo, etc.) Which distribution is best for hosting a site that uses webware? (*) Also called Linux Virtual Servers and a few other things. The big deal here is that you have your own (virtual) dedicated server with root access, so you can install anything you want. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
