On Saturday 21 March 2009 11:09:06 Adel ESSAFI wrote: > 2009/3/21 Adel ESSAFI <adel.safi@xxxxxxx> > > > 2009/3/21 Sharpe, Sam J > > <sam.sharpe+lists.redhat@xxxxxxxxx<sam.sharpe%2Blists.redhat@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >> 2009/3/21 Adel ESSAFI <adelessafi@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> > I see that many of you point me to centOs. The idea is interresting. > >> > However, why centOs is not as known as ubuntu. The main advantage in > >> > >> ubunti > >> > >> > (in my point of view) is LTS and codecs! Why centOS is not a > >> > commercial success? > >> > >> CentOS is a success. I've been looking for a new job recently and lots > >> of medium-sized businesses are using CentOS. In my limited experience > >> I have only found one company asking for Ubuntu experience. Ubuntu's > >> codec support is also no different to Fedora - it's not in the main > >> repositories, you have to enable universe, just like you have to > >> enable rpmfusion for Fedora. > > I agree. But, things looks easier in ubuntu! The coded is loaded > automatically (afte a confirmation from the user). Why such features are > not avalaible in Fedora! That is mostly an illusion created somewhat by the ubuntu user community. You said things "look" easier. Like what? Could you give a good example? The codecs are installed the same way and used the same way in both ubuntu and CentOS/Fedora. > > Regards > > > >> However, CentOS isn't used as much in large organisations - they tend > >> (as my current employer does) to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux, because > >> it is certified by lots of application and hardware vendors and can be > >> purchased with support contracts which they have the money to buy. > >> > >> -- > >> Sam > >> > >> -- > >> fedora-list mailing list > >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >> Guidelines: > >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > -- > > http://ilovefedora.blogspot.com/ > > > > -- > > > > PhD candidate in Computer Science > > Address > > BP 108, Bureau de poste Tunis republique > > 1001 Tunis > > Tunisia > > tel: +216 97 246 706 > > fax: +216 71 391 166 > > -- > http://ilovefedora.blogspot.com/ -- Armin Moradi -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
