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11-20-2007 07:02 PM |
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Originally Posted by ThisGuyIKnow
(Post 2965429)
Because I don't want to be surprised one day when I find out 10.1 is no longer being supported/updated. To be honest, I don't know when 10.1 will stop being supported.
Why? Is OpenSuSE not generally used on servers? What makes those other distros more suited to production servers? (I'm genuinely curious) Coincidentally, I downloaded Ubuntu 6.06LTS Server yesterday. Would this be better than using OpenSuSE? Why?
Thanks for you input! :)
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I also have no idea what the life cycle of OpenSuSE 10.x's are, either, but I am guess it's only 1-2 years since they release versions fast.
OpenSuSE shouldn't be used in production servers. Now it depends on what you are using it for, but if I managed 500+ users, I would definitely not be putting OpenSuSE on my servers because of the short support cycle (I'm guessing).
The reason why you should use the other distros for a real production environment is because they have clear long term support and life cycles. For example. Ubuntu 6.06 Server is supported until 2010 or 2011. That's a pretty lengthy amount of time. It's the same with Debian, CentOS, SuSE Enterprise, and RedHat. Those are very stable and go through extensive testing. That's the only reason why I mention it. They each have their strengths and weaknesses, but I would definitely rely on those distros for a real work environment. If there's something really "bleeding" edge that you need, you could try rolling your own kernel and testing it out rather than doing a complete overhaul with the point of no return.
Just advice. You can take it with a grain of salt.
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