What do you use on your linux servers?


View Poll Results: What DIstribution do you use on the servers?
red_hat(aka fedora core) 2 50.00%
gentoo 1 25.00%
u/kubuntu 1 25.00%
*other 0 0%
Other debian-like distrs 0 0%
Other mandrake-like distrs 0 0%
debian 0 0%
mandrake (aka mandriva) 0 0%
slackware 0 0%
Voters: 4. This poll is closed

 
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Operating Systems Linux Gentoo What do you use on your linux servers?
# 1  
Old 01-26-2007
Question What do you use on your linux servers?

What do you use on your linux servers?
What distributions?
# 2  
Old 01-26-2007
I've voted for Red Hat, but it's not "aka Fedora Core", those are two different projects. I'm sure that Debian will win though.
# 3  
Old 01-26-2007
I voted for Gentoo, but keep in mind that our requirements are unusual. We're building in-house software, and Gentoo is the platform for developers.
# 4  
Old 01-26-2007
I use Ubuntu on my home server.
# 5  
Old 01-26-2007
Quote:
I've voted for Red Hat, but it's not "aka Fedora Core"
you are right. Just didn't want to write Red Hat and fedora as two different paragraphs
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those are two different projects
so, they have the same developers, as I understand Smilie
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We're building in-house software
hm...and what does it mean?
# 6  
Old 01-26-2007
p.s. And if you write Red Hat ,for example, please write why you choosed it?
what advantages to other distributions does it have?
# 7  
Old 01-26-2007
May I inquire why you felt that a second Linux distro poll was needed?

Quote:
Originally Posted by DCrystal
so, they have the same developers, as I understand Smilie
It is possible for developers to develop 2 very different pieces of software. Smilie
In this case there is some relation... FC is more like an experimental unsupported pre-alpha release of RH.
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