Re: Which linux distro is the stables/strongest for SERVERS

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:23:42 +0000, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote:

On 2007-11-29, ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:26:32 -0600, Ignoramus9168 wrote:

I need to set up several servers, some for my home business, and some
for my work. I do not need very many features like the latest
Bluetooth gizmos. I just want a system that does not crash a lot,
upgrades cleanly, has long term support, and uses system resources
nicely.

I have used a variety of Linux distros for about six years now. I have
NEVER seen a Linux system crash short of a hardware problem. That is a
non-issue with any distro.

Counterexamples exist, even if they are rare:

Mandriva had an update kernel a year or three ago with an
incomplete application of a patch. A certain Java program I
wrote and was trying to use, run by a non-root user, could
cause a kernel panic with full register and stack dump to
the screen.

Another Mandriva update kernel would hang, locked up solid,
when a USB device went offline or was plugged in. (I forget
which action caused the hang.)

Other distros likely have their counterexamples, too.

I could expect that in an alpha and possibly even a beta, but I've
certainly never experienced it in a full release.

.

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