[CoLoCo] Gutsy vs RHFC

[David L. Willson]

Red Hat is better supported, better known, more stable, more "enterprisey".  If the box
is mission-critical, and you'll be running complex services (like or especially Oracle),
I would recommend Red Hat.  Also, more folks are more familiar with Red Hat, if you are
going to share administrative duties with another Linux engineer, that might be a point
in it's favor.

Ubuntu installs much more cleanly; no unneeded junk by default, no complexity-by-default
in the form of LVM, SELinux, and IPtables. 

I use Ubuntu servers just about everywhere and one or two Red Hat servers in important
places.  Actually, I have Ubuntu in important places, too.  Anyway, I like and trust
them both.  I let site standards, planned services, and other available administrative
talent to determine which distro to use.

In reality, very few jobs are mission-critical, and 
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:58:31 -0600, David Overcash wrote
> The biggest reason most companies switch as far as I know is the
> package system.  When it comes to servers however, CentOS (fedora) is
> considered by many to be more stable and secure.
> 
> Neal probably has some great points though...  he helps out on the
> Ubuntu server team.  Ping Neal?  :)
> 
> On 7/28/08, TJ Heaney <tjheaney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I am trying to make a case to have my work box switch from Red Hat(e) to
> > Ubuntu.
> >
> > Does anyone have a list of Pros/Cons for both of them?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > TJ
> > "Ita erat quando hic adveni."
> >
> 
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