Re: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is there !
Rob Echlin <[email protected]>
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Hi Dave, Sorry for my imprecision. I forgot about the old numbering system. CentOS did not exist then, anyway. CentOS 2 was their first version, going by the "archive" reference on their front page. I meant RHEL 6, which is the basis for CentOS 6. Rob ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave <[email protected]> > To: Rob Echlin <[email protected]>; General Membership Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:15:35 AM > Subject: Re: [oclug] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is there ! > > I still haven't made time to give CentOS an in-depth look. Things in its > favour are that I'm more accustomed to the RedHat world than Debian > (although I also use Ubuntu, especially when on the road), and with Fedora I > feel I'm being a Guinea Pig for things on the bleeding-edge (eventually > might be used in RedHat Enterprise Linux). > > When you say "RedHat 6 was due", do you mean "RHEL 6", or > are we talking "ancient history"? > > DaveR > > Rob Echlin wrote: >> Hi Dave >> >> I remember why I didn't take it a few years ago. >> At that time they were way behind RedHat, like 6 months. >> It seemed to be due to issues internally. >> And the old version they had was so out of date, to me as a desktop user, > that I did not want to take it. >> I think RedHat 6 was due, so 5.x was already old. >> >> >> I think they have reorganized. >> >> For servers, I would be more patient. >> But I have moved to Debian distros, mainly because I am not a sysadmin > anymore in my work roles, and I appreciate the apt universe. >> :-) >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Dave <[email protected]> >>> To: Howard Krakower <[email protected]> Cc: General Membership > Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 > 3:11:25 PM >>> Subject: Re: [oclug] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is there ! >>> >>> Thank you gentlemen. I'll have another look at CentOS. I did in the > past, and cannot remember at the moment why I didn't adopt it at that time. >>> >>> DaveR >>> >>> Howard Krakower wrote: >>> >>>> CentOS is as bullet-proof as it gets. 1and1 uses CentOS on all > their >>>> linux-based servers now. Works exceptionally well with > Parallel's >>>> Plesk Control Panel. >>>> >>>> HK >>>> >>>> Friday, April 27, 2012, 2:59:55 PM, Stephen Gregory wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Have you considered CentOS? It is basically Red Hat repackaged. > I >>>>> think it has a 5 year support cycle. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> -- sg >>>>> >>>> >>> -- OCLUG general discussion list >>> [email protected] >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug >>> >>> >>> >>> > -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug