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Member since:2005-07-06
Its not so much a case of distro jumping (which I am currently in the process of doing) its more the fact of doing your research.
If you want to use any system as a server you NEVER use all the latest and greatest, you use the versions that work. If it works, you dont upgrade/replace
CentOS is a good choice as it is built to be a stable server system and has been proven to be just that (well redhat has and CentOS is the same thing, different badge)
Member since:2005-07-06
With regards to the unification point
RPM based distros (redhat, suse, mandrake)
DEB based distros (debian, ubuntu, xandros)
Source Distros (gentoo + co)
Basically everything falls under one of these 3
Linux distros, by their nature, will never have '1 version'
Edit - I should learn english...
Edited 2008-07-11 09:13 UTC
Member since:2008-07-11
RPM based distros (redhat, suse, mandrake)
DEB based distros (debian, ubuntu, xandros)
Source Distros (gentoo + co)
Basically everything falls under one of these 3
Linux distros, by their nature, will never have '1 version'
Edit - I should learn english...
But that's only half of what I was talking about earlier. Unify the entire application set. Have it labeled as this Linux OS does everything, is completely stable and will not fall over, regardless. Then or all the crazy experimental stuff have it as separate distros entirely. Apple does it all under one roof, maybe try learning from them, no? Yes I know they're a hardware vendor and drives etc. are an issue, but I believe certification would help immensely. It'd also get the ISVs all over it, no?
Also another thing on a similar vein...a stable ABI would make all that tremendously easy. Throw in a stable API to keep the devs happy too...and why not. That way wouldn't you eliminate the need to keep hopping? Or maybe I'm just slightly jaded of late.
EDIT: meant Apple not Mac
Edited 2008-07-11 14:02 UTC
Member since:2006-03-21
"With regards to the unification point
RPM based distros (redhat, suse, mandrake)
DEB based distros (debian, ubuntu, xandros)
Source Distros (gentoo + co)
Basically everything falls under one of these 3 "
Really? Well that doesn't explain Slackware, which doesn't use any of these...
I agree that there will never be a unified Linux packaging system. It's the beauty of FOSS. There isn't a "one size fits all" mentality. If I don't like the way Fedora does something, there's always Debian, Suse, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Slackware, Knoppix, Slax, Dynebolic, Sabayon... In other words, there's choice.
Edited 2008-07-12 19:39 UTC
Member since:2007-01-13
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2008-07-11
So why should I have to distro hop. That's another frustration with Linux. What's to say that something in CentOS isn't a showstopper. Why can't there be a unified approach. I know this has been debated time and again on these sites but I reckon there is merit in unification for these very reasons.
EDIT: Sorry, another spelling error
Edited 2008-07-11 07:59 UTC