On Jan 20, 2008 12:15 PM, Robert L Cochran <cochranb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Michael A. Peters wrote: > > >> Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using > >> RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a > >> subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me. > >> > > Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee. > > The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs. > > What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are > > not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher > > chance of breaking things. > > I agree with the above advice. I'm faced with updating a server that is > running Fedora Core 2 right now <cringe>. This was discussed in earlier > postings and I was strongly advised not to use Fedora releases for > internet-exposed servers. > > My plan is to use CentOS 5. The very reason for using it is the > stability of the release. You won't find "bleeding edge" in either RHEL > or CentOS. > > Bob Cochran > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHk4/O6lKCpcLGBRgRAjRSAJ9I6tnPYWCB/xjTuAB+pAHxq5zbPgCfWCRS > S1wJ0zb4yWWTrEBMGS4o0D0= > =VZ6E > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Sweet, downloading centos 5 now as we speak. thanks for the info /cc
