On the servers I administer Gentoo is the one I like the most. Portage is very nice and it is great how you can minimise the number of installed applications/features so that it run only what is needed.

I love Red Hat...but Voted for CentOS because that's what I learned on before actually working as a SysAdmin...It has a special place in my Heart... :)

I second that. Installed CentOS 5.1 on my mother's computer just the other day, coming from Fedora Core 6, and she just loves it. 8-) I wouldn't say it's a specialised server-OS though.

You should change the label "CentOS" to "CentOS, Scientific Linux, StartCom Linux AS, X/OS or other RHEL clones".

You should change the label "Slackware" to "Slackware, Bluewhite64 or Slamd64".

Gentoo does everything a server ever needs, and comes with no surprises (daemons you don't need to run.)

No Mandriva. Makes a great Server.

Replaced our SLES servers with Debian Etch servers. Faster, leaner, free.

Slackware,
for I run two of those @company I work for.

Only downtime was from power outages -ever. and 45minutes while upgrading from 10.2 to 11.0 (the mail server one).

Slackware - power to those who need it and when they need it.

To Everyone that posted,

Any *nix can be used as a server...I can install apache on Ubuntu and call it a web server.

Some distros are designed for "Servers" in mind...and others with "Desktop" in mind. That's what this poll is about. To avoid confusion, it should say "Best distro that was designed for Servers"...but you'd think that us "Genius Linux Users" would figure that out ;)

I'm just waiting for:"I just installed apache on my PCLinuxOS machine...how come PCLinuxOS isn't on this poll?" :D

-C

That's about right too - I use Fedora for my servers. Have since RedHat went non-free.

I'm unsure what the aim of this poll is.

I use EnGarde Secure Linux on my box at home... (engardelinux.org)

I personally use Crux linux (http://crux.nu/) for my 'server'. Then again, although it's nice and fast, I don't really use it for extreme loads. Just an idea.

pclinuxos
 

pclinuxos is my choice!

debian will of course win this.
people administering debian servers have lots of time to do random fun things like vote here...

Debian server admins have more time?
 

Are you saying that LinuxQuestions.org is run on Debian? ;-)