[aclug-L] Re: Why Debian?

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ is an excellent resource.  Section 1.4
specifically discusses the differences between Debian and other
distributions.


On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 09:36:23PM -0500, 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!
> 
> --
> Carl D Cravens (raven@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> I've got a chainsaw... what could go wrong?
> 
> 
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