<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Kitchen wrote: <blockquote cite="mid20080509163345.41022214C47@tenant.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I've been lurking on the list for a while, but haven't posted before. We're looking at upgrading our co-lo web server which is now running Debian Sarge. Some people we know have suggested we take a look at Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. Is there anywhere a balanced overview of the pros and cons of using Debian or Ubuntu? I'd appreciate any URLs or your own thoughts. Thanks. </pre> </blockquote> Depends on your personal preference and specific needs. I can tell you what I do, for what it's worth. :-) I run Ubuntu Dapper Drake as my personal mail/Web/DNS server on an UltraSPARC box, and it's been absolutely wonderful to date. Dapper Drake is easily as rock-solid as any Debian "stable" release. That said, yes, Debian "stable" really does tend to be just that--very stable. The reason I'm moving from Ubuntu to Debian on my servers at work is that Debian supports more hardware platforms than Ubuntu, and we run more than just x86/AMD64 there (we run UltraSPARC as well). I'd have stayed with Ubuntu had there continued to be UltraSPARC support. However, for desktop/laptop boxes, Ubuntu all the way. --TP <div class="moz-signature"> _______________________________ Do you <a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU</a>? <a href="http://www.cmosnetworks.com">Microsoft Free since 2003</a>--the ultimate antivirus protection! </div> </body> </html>