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Re: RedHat vs Debian?



>   I'm looking for a study/comparison of RedHat vs Debian.  We have a
number
> of boxes, some production, which run everything from RedHat 6.0 and newer.
> I'd like to look at converting to Debian stable but need to justify my
case
> before I can even formally suggest it.  I've started listing my own
> reasons and issues but need more.  Any good suggestions or comparisions
> already done?

Let's say,

(1) your systems are _production models_, and you want to use debian
because you don't want to take risk on security and stability.

resolvation ->
do not upgrade - the risk of upgrading is always higher than the
risk of getting the system screwed up by a upgrade.
however, any further machines can be debian w/o problems since you
are building it from scratch.

woody for you :-)

(2) your systems are _upgradable production models_, and you want to
use debian for admin-wise ease.

resolvation ->
ok, try cloning some working station to a testing platform, backup the data
on a third computer, install debian on testing platform; upgrade to woody,
put back working files, run it for a day or two, see if you get some
complaints
if no, try a box or two for a month, if still working, do it. (remember to
set
cron job to upgrade _potato_ boxes, however, for woody and sid, i suggest
manual upgrade packages (apt-get update; apt-get install [package] = upgrade
ONE package.. :P))

(3) you think i'm a nerd to answer such short question in paragraph length

resolvation ->
close this mail

my $6.62*10**-34 dollars :P

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net>
To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:33 PM
Subject: RedHat vs Debian?


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