Joey Kelly wrote:
> Guys,
>
Sorry, ubuntu meets your requirements. Ubuntu server edition is what you
need for you server projects. Obviously the Long Term Support variant
is what you would deploy for project implementations.
Your only other option is CentOS. Particularly if you have clients with
commercial software support needs.
> 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.
>
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