Re: barbut anyone?
Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:16:03 +1300
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.user-groups.linux.new-zealand.general |
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| Organization | Green Gecko Global Ltd. |
| Message-ID | <1321427763.687.814.camel@steve-desktop> |
On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 19:43 +1300, Clark Mills wrote: > On 16/11/11 19:41, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > On Wed 16 Nov 2011 18:05:24 NZDT +1300, Clark Mills wrote: > > > >> http://www.scientificlinux.org/ > > Oh my goodness. I installed that once on request for someone (it didn't > > last long). It's made for a specific purpose: desktop with science > > software. It was woefully out of date and doesn't have the maintenance > > power of more mainstream choices. Security is probably not a priority > > for most of its users. If you're looking for something to make a server > > with, keep looking. > > > > Volker > > > > Hi Volker. > > How long ago did you install it? I haven't installed it yet but looking > at their site they seem up to date (at a glance at least...). > > Cheers... Clark > The problem with this is that it is a *superset* of RedHat. An absolute irrelevance I know, but it'll be enough for third party providers to suck their teeth and refuse to honour guarantees. Which is something they couldn't really do with CentOS. For a server, I look no further than debian by choice. Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MNZCS <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] Skype: sholdowa _______________________________________________ NZLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nzlug