--------------F4CE7C82C97EC9EBB0206EC5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I do understand that there is support where redhat is concerned and I can see the concern for not using debian because there is no official support out there. But in the case of Opnix which is actually using Stormix on some of there machines. Stormix is debian based, the only real difference is the install and they have some administrative tools which will actually be integrated into the next stable release of debian (woody). Stormix has it's own tech support as well, just like M$ it is fee based but if you need support you got it. So if you love debian, and want the support use Storm. I am not a total advocate of Storm, I do like there product, basically what I am saying is that if you want to use something that is not Redhat and want to give the checkwriters of the company something to make them feel warm and fuzzy you can use Storm as an option. There are others out there too like Turbo and Suse, but they are all rpm based distributions. Donald Craig White wrote: > Bill, I defer to your greater knowledge on things linux and possibly NT. > Regardless of however we feel about Windows NT, Dell, IBM et. al. have made > a lot of money selling servers with it pre-loaded. > > However, the decisions that business use to choose a distro should probably > factor in things that might defy what we perceive logical...they might > consider the number of people out there familiar with distribution, ability > to obtain tech assistance via a phone call and many others. > > I am certain from all that I have read on this message board that debian is > a much better system for my personal use but that doesn't necessarily extend > to the choice for a business. Obviously, where JLF is CTO, debian is a given > but when I'm asked...I know that in a pinch, I can call RedHat. > > Craig > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Bill > > Warner > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:42 AM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: RE: What Distro to use > > > > > > > > > Actually, knowing that Dell, IBM and others are shipping > > Servers with RedHat > > > pre-loaded, it's apparent that not everyone feels the way that > > you do about > > > RedHat. Each distro has it's strength's and weaknesses. > > > > Yea but don't they also sell servers with NT???????? > > > > Just because the major companys sell it doesn't mean it > > is the best. I would prefer Debian to all others. But > > here at work it has been mandated to use Redhat because > > of the same thinking as the above post. > > -- > > -- > > Bill Warner, aka Geekus Nosleepus No. 355122 > > Direct Alliance Corp. > > Unix/Linux Admin. > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail > > doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Donald Martinez mailto:donald.martinez@thelinuxstore.com Product Manager http://www.thelinuxstore.com TheLinuxLab.com http://www.thelinuxlab.com 800-217-9035 ext. 1063 (480) 778-1063 - Direct --------------F4CE7C82C97EC9EBB0206EC5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I do understand that there is support where redhat is concerned and I can see the concern for not using debian because there is no official support out there. But in the case of Opnix  which is actually using Stormix on some of there machines. Stormix is debian based, the only real difference is the install and they have some administrative tools which will actually be integrated into the next stable release of debian (woody). Stormix has it's own tech support as well, just like M$ it is fee based but if you need support you got it.  So if you love debian, and want the support use Storm. I am not a total advocate of Storm, I do like there product, basically what I am saying is that if you want to use something that is not Redhat and want to give the checkwriters of the company something to make them feel warm and fuzzy you can use Storm as an option. There are others out there too like Turbo and Suse, but they are all rpm based distributions.
 

Donald

Craig White wrote:

Bill, I defer to your greater knowledge on things linux and possibly NT.
Regardless of however we feel about Windows NT, Dell, IBM et. al. have made
a lot of money selling servers with it pre-loaded.

However, the decisions that business use to choose a distro should probably
factor in things that might defy what we perceive logical...they might
consider the number of people out there familiar with distribution, ability
to obtain tech assistance via a phone call and many others.

I am certain from all that I have read on this message board that debian is
a much better system for my personal use but that doesn't necessarily extend
to the choice for a business. Obviously, where JLF is CTO, debian is a given
but when I'm asked...I know that in a pinch, I can call RedHat.

Craig

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Bill
> Warner
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:42 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: What Distro to use
>
>
>
> > Actually, knowing that Dell, IBM and others are shipping
> Servers with RedHat
> > pre-loaded, it's apparent that not everyone feels the way that
> you do about
> > RedHat. Each distro has it's strength's and weaknesses.
>
> Yea but don't they also sell servers with NT????????
>
> Just because the major companys sell it doesn't mean it
> is the best.  I would prefer Debian to all others.  But
> here at work it has been mandated to use Redhat because
> of the same thinking as the above post.
> --
> --
> Bill Warner, aka Geekus Nosleepus No. 355122
> Direct Alliance Corp.
> Unix/Linux Admin.
>
>
> ________________________________________________
> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail
> doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.
>
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> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

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