On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 14:54:27 -0600 Mike Watson <mikew@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sunday 25 January 2004 11:24 am, Asad Javid wrote: > > im planning to purchase a new dell server with 80x5 scsi harddisk > > and 2 gb of ram. i am planning to install qmail+antivirus+antispam > > etc. can somebody suggest whether fedora will do fine with this or > > whether RHEL ES has to be installed. what performance difference > > does RHEL ES has over fedora (apart from cost issues:) ) > > -- > > Regards, > > > > > > Asad Javid > > In Charge-IT Services Center > > Dubai University College > > Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry > > Tel (off) -2242472-628 > > As of a month ago (last time I checked) you can order Dell servers > pre-loaded with RH Enterprise Linux. I doubt there is any inherent > performance difference between RHEL and Fedora. RHEL is optimized for > clustering and performance. You can do this too with Fedora, but you > have to configure it yourself and add the necessary supporting > modules. > > If you intend to use the Dell and Linux in a commercial endeavor, I'd > suggest you go with RHEL just for the support. And, of course, the longer life-cycle. Best, Andre -- Andre Oliveira da Costa
