[ale] Debian 3.0 as a server platform?

[Jim Popovitch]

On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 19:18 -0400, James Sumners wrote:
> I am speechless. 

No you aren't.  ;-)

> That is so amazingly wrong.

I agree.  I think Drew was probably talking about Debian in general wrt
running on the Desktop.  It can be a pain, in that regard, for the
uninitiated.   Debian stable as a server is tops-down the best (and most
widely supported) choice, un/fortunately Debian isn't a commercial
entity so a lot of commercial businesses shy away from it.

-Jim P.

> 
> On 6/1/05, ChangingLINKS.com <groups at changinglinks.com> wrote:
> > > Do any of you have thoughts along these lines?
> > 
> > You'll be able to install "anything" on "any" Linux machine - and even make it
> > "stable." Waiting around for releases isn't the "Linux way" anyway.
> > 
> > > Would you recommend
> > > Debian?
> > 
> > No.
> > 
> > > Any reason you would recommend NOT using Debian?
> > > Thanks, as always!
> > >
> > > John
> > 
> > I think most people would recommend Gentoo or Slack over Debian.
> > There are few (if any) benefits for working with Debian.
> > Moreover, you'll find more complaints than praise.
> > Pick something else.
> > 
> > /runs an apt-get-based Debian style system
> > /thinking of switching to Gentoo in hopes portage is better.
> > --
> > Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
> > Drew Brown
> > http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ale mailing list
> > Ale at ale.org
> > http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale
> > 
> 
>