Ubuntu Stability For Trading

[Tim Edwards]

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012, at 10:35 PM, John Law wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am setting up some trading desks for a newly set up fund. Our
> trading platform runs entirely on Java in web browsers. I am
> considering if Ubuntu is stable enough for such a task or would other
> distros, BSDs be a better choice.
> 
> The desk would be used by traders to place trades and not for
> algorithmic trading. It would based on Intel i5, 8G RAM and 2
> monitors.

Look at either the latest Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) release, Debian
Stable or Centos (which aims to be track as closely as legally possible
Redhat's Enterprise Linux). All of these have multi-year support cycles
(so no re-installing every 6 months) and are aimed a business users who
don't want the latest and greatest software but stuff that's
well-tested.

Tim