I would suggest CentOS. Between the community support and commercial
support, you should never be SOL. If you despise RedHat, you can always buy
support from Oracle (if needed).
Jonathan
On 1/10/07, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> As I might have mentioned before, I have used SuSE since 1998, and
> most of the servers I've put up until now have had SuSE on them. I
> have decided that I have to migrate to something else, due to Novell's
> recent patent deal with Microsoft.
>
> Therefore, I'm searching for the Linux distribution that best fits my
> requirements. Right now, I need a server distro, and I'll worry about
> desktop systems later on. I would like input from knowledgeable folks
> on this list.
>
> My requirements:
>
> 1. No bleeding-edge
> 2. No cute or vanity projects
> 3. updates and free support available for at least four years
> 4. remote administration via ssh, including kernel upgrades, and
> distro version upgrades if possible
> 5. ???
>
> Also, I will be installing these servers for my clients in and around
> New Orleans, so this entire migration project must be done in a
> professional manner.
>
> I really like BSD, but those are impossible to update remotely.
> Slackware has a BSD "feel", and can be administered remotely, but a
> version upgrade requires single-user mode.
>
> Debian has its advantages and disadvantages. Stable is a little out of
> date, but a bigger issue to me is the fact the developer community
> borders on insanity at times (think "iceweasel").
>
> CentOS would give me the widest market mindshare, as it's
> almost-Redhat. That said, it's essentially Redhat, which I despise.
>
> Have I missed any serious distributions? No, I'm not going to run
> Gentoo, Mandrake, Ubuntu, or $flavor-of-the-month.
>
> Other thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Joey Kelly
> < Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
> http://joeykelly.net
>
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