[Wftl-lug] LTS options for OS

[Ken Leyba]

It does sound like CentOS is the choice for you.  You are already
running RH and patches are released soon after the "upstream provider"
releases them.  On my critical servers I'm running CentOS (migrated
from RHEL) and on non-critical smaller sites running on PC class
servers I'm running Ubuntu LTS.

On 2/7/07, Michael Willems <michael at willems.ca> wrote:
> Fabian,
>
> Good points. Answer to your questions:
>
> 1. Ongoing patch support is enough, no 24/7 support needed or anything.
>
> 2. BIG change... I know both RH/Fedora and Ubuntu, and they are very
> different. Different libraries, different settings; heck, even a different
> /etc layout. Every time I delve into Ubuntu I have to google/learn stuff.
> That translates to a lot of effort: we have some sophisticated apps running
> and we'll have to re-engineer a lot of them, test everything a million
> times, retrain staff, rewrite many scripts, re-build apps, etc etc. Remember
> that many apps are only available as RPM...
>
> Don't get me wrong: I like Ubuntu - love it! But on the server, we have so
> much time invested in Redhat and offshoots (Fedora).. most of these servers
> still run RH 7.2 and changing DNS, mail, web, Intranet, forums, and a
> million other apps and scripts would, I just feel, take forever... while a
> RH-based distro would be a painless switchover.
>
> I might be wrong of course..
>
> Michael
> Oakville, ON, Canada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fabian Rodriguez" <magicfab at member.fsf.org>
> To: "The WFTL LUG" <wftl-lug at salmar.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Wftl-lug] LTS options for OS
>
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> > Michael Willems wrote:
> >> Thought of that - but Ubuntu is  BIG change from Redhat and would be a
> >> fairly major undertaking for us; plus, Ubuntu is not really a server OS
> >> in
> >> my opinion - excellent as desktop.
> >>
> >> But yes, it is an option. Any other ideas?
> > Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS has been out for almost a year, and will be
> > supported until june 2011, meaning application and security updates.
> > It's interesting you mention it's not really a server OS, many people
> > think "Linux" is not really  a Desktop OS either. :) Why is it going
> > to be such a big change from RH for you ?
> >
> > Commercial support is another thing, though. Were you looking for 24x7
> > or 9x5 support ? Application, installing or troubleshooting ?
> >
> > With the setup you describe, I imagine someone could be trained
> > internally and be your support ... would that be an option ? Having
> > someone go through training and certification may help, although
> > experience may be easier to measure.
> >
> > If you have specific questions about Ubuntu support, I'd be happy to
> > answer them here or in private, as deemed appropriate.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Fabian Rodriguez - IT security & technology freedom consulting
> > (514) 812-5615 - http://www.facil.qc.ca/FabianRodriguez
> > Montreal, QC, Canada
> >
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