Re: Server Questions (fwd)
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> No-one on this list uses Debian as a news server? Nobody's running SMP?
> There's no interest whatsoever in tech support for Debian? (I know
> Bruce posted something about it a while ago ...)
>
> I'm disappointed. If the folks who are "in the know" have all
> unsubscribed from this list and hang exclusively on debian-devel, then I
> think there's a problem.
Judging from the traffic on this list, they seem to be as helpful as ever.
But...
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 02:14:22 -0600 (CST)
> From: Nathan E Norman <finn@ns1.midco.net>
> To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: Server Questions [mildly offtopic]
>
> We are looking at purchasing a new server to add to our stable, and I'm
> looking for some feedback/opinions/experience with news and/or SMP
> systems with Debian Linux. Private email is welcomed, since this isn't
> really list material (sorry)
My way of getting this sort of information is to watch the list for topics
I might be interested in in the future and file them in folders. For example,
I built quite an IP/PPP resource before I needed to get PPP going myself.
Ditto ssh and samba. Now I'm watching people's queries on hamm ready for the
changeover.
> What I'm looking for is this: If you're running SMP, does it work well?
> Problems? Hints? Same with news ... does a specific version of INN do
> the trick? Any special kernel configs? You get the idea.
The specific stuff should be in HOWTOs. But most people don't have a
general off-pat report ready for a quick response to an open query like this.
Human nature says Leave it to someone else/Somebody's probably already
sent an email.
> Oh, and before I forget ... I heard there is a company providing phone
> support for Debian Linux. If this is true, who is it? What are the
> rates? I work for a corporation that is becoming comfortable with the
> idea of Linux, but wants tech support available. I'd rather run Debian
> than RedHat/Caldera, so please help!
Apart from Bruce's posting which you mentioned, I can't help you here.
Universities aren't the sort of institutions who want to pay for support
of linux.
Cheers,
--
David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
U.K. email: d.wright@open.ac.uk tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151
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