Am Dienstag, den 22.03.2005, 13:06 +0530 schrieb gaurav: > Hi guys, > I want to know if fedora is ready for production > Even though I not much problem running my fc servers all people I have > consulted say I should use debian (and no I cannot pay for RHEL).....is > it based on facts like security holes, bugs and response , patches > availability or some general perception ?? >From a technical point of view you may use FC as a server as well as you may use debian. The objectices are more organisational - There is no formal support by Red Hat itself, you have to manage it yourself, rely on mailing lists or engage a local expert (same with debian) - There is no certification for software as Oracle and othere (but if you can not afford RHEL, this kind of problems may not be yours) - security fixes for a given release are delivered only for a rather short period (about a year, depending on the actual life cycle of given release). Therefore you have to update your server about once a year (there is a legacy project which delivers security patches for a longer period) - updates include security fixes as well as functional enhancements and new versions. You have to select the security fixes manually, YUM can't do that automatically. - Enhancements sometimes introduce new bugs (e.g. the current update of openoffice is badly broken in some aspects, may happen with server software as well), so you may wish to omit this kind of update for a server of you must test it yourself intensively in a sandbox before you use it for you production system. Before you use FC (or debian) you should check if you qualify for one of the Red Hat discount programs (there are special offerings for educational and/or non profit organisations in some countries). You may check RHEL Workstation, too, which may be not too expensive and can be used for some server purposes. And there are some Red Hat Enterprise compatibles (e.g. centos.org, scientificlinux.org), which may be a last resort if anything else fails (but may be more appropriate as FC and debian for your purpose). Peter
