[aclug-L] Re: Why Debian?

[Jesse Kaufman <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

well, believe me...  don't use redhat! : ^ )  we use it here at work, and
it's nothing but a pain in my @ss...  debian is the way to go ...  there,
if that's not enuf proof, i don't know what is! : ^ )  

iirc, i've seen numerous articles comparing distros on ZDnet and
linuxnewbie.org...  maybe even on linux.com...  i guess you could just
search on google and it would turn up numerous hits...

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On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Carl D Cravens wrote:

> I work for Boeing, who have been rather slow to adopt Linux in any offical
> way, and rather annoyed at any unofficial uses.  The central lan group
> (NT) is having trouble load-testing their new NT servers with NT and are
> wanting to try a Linux solution.  
> 
> Problem is, they've chosen Red Hat because it has the most
> name-recognition and it's easy to install.  I've always run Debian because
> it's supposedly the most stable and all.  I've not had a lick of trouble
> with it (except for apt uninstalling telnet during the upgrade from 2.0 to
> 2.1).  The thing is, the NT guys don't know much about Linux (at least the
> ones using it that I'm working with) and they're going to come to me (HP
> Unix admin) for help.  *And* I could have a strong influence on Boeing
> Wichita's choice of distro.  I've heard that Red Hat is generally buggy
> and I know that Debian has well-established and well-run stable-release
> process.
> 
> My question is: Can anyone point me to well-written arguments for or
> against particular distros in a Unix-savvy, availability-critical
> environment?  My personal experience points to Debian, but I'd like to
> have some more info to back it up.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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> I've got a chainsaw... what could go wrong?
> 
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