[SGVLUG] Ubuntu .VS. FC5 as servers

[Matthew Gallizzi]

Greg,

I would choose Ubuntu. It's Debian based. apt-get rocks. I started out on
Mandrake 8.2 ... up until the first Mandriva 2006 release... and I can tell
you right now, I never plan on converting back to an rpm based system
(unless the masses are, then I could possibly take a look). I have been told
that Ubuntu is just awesome. Hardware support, ease of use, tools, etc. If I
had a choice, I would go Ubuntu. The only reason I use RPMs is because some
servers I manage have RHEL.

On 8/10/06, Greg Stark <gstark at electrorent.com> wrote:
>
> I had asked earlier if anyone had used Ubuntu for server work.  (Matthew,
> sorry I don't do IRC and I didn't respond till now.)
>
> >From what I have read, the major difference between the two, Fedora is
> SELinux (SUSE is also SELinux.)  Ubuntu claims to have closed all but the
> necessary ports.  Is that enough to be secure?
>
> Ubuntu 6 has better management tools.
>
> FC has a 9 months life, then it becomes legacy which lasts ...?  Ubuntu 6
> will have five years of guaranteed project support.
>
> Which would you choose?
>
> Greg
>
>
>


-- 
Matthew Gallizzi
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