[ale] Fedora as a server?

[Greg]

OpenBSD and apache,qmail - 1st choice
Debian and apache,qmail - 2nd choice

I would chose OpenBSD for it's security, it's adherence to standards and
it's policy of "just works".
I would chose Debian because of the package updating system.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of J.M.
> Taylor
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 10:21 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Fedora as a server?
>
>
> I've got to move from one hosted server to a newer one (well...am being
> strongly encouraged and think it's an awfully good idea).  My current
> machine runs RH7.3, on which I've conquered problems with cyrus and exim
> as well as happily running apache 2, php, mysql and a small handful of
> other things.
>
> My options for a new server are Fedora 1, something called Tao Enterprise
> Linux that I've never heard of, and freebsd 4.8.  I can pay a good bit
> extra to do RH Enterprise, which I do not need nor want.  The machine is
> hosted at Xilogix if anyone has any Xilogix-specific advice -- I've been
> really happy with them so I'm not interested in investigating other host
> options that may have other OSs.
>
> Is Fedora even suitable as a server OS?  What are the differences between
> it and 7.3 from a strictly command-line point of view (ie - does it do
> startup scripts differently? Does it put its libraries someplace
> different? Is it easy to lock down without breaking?)  What about going
> from Linux to FreeBSD?
>
> Has anybody compiled cyrus (from source -- _not_ a package) on either
> Fedora or FreeBSD?  Any pros/cons?  Cyrus is my big sticking
> point here --
> I know how to make it work on RH7 and am afraid of moving it.
>
> What it boils down to is -- what would you pick to run your web/email
> services?
>
> All advice is appreciated.
>
> Many thanks
> jenn
>
> --
> Jenn Taylor
> jtaylor at onlinea.com
>
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