Tzafrir Cohen wrote: <snip /> > > You can easily take a standard distro and remove all the services you > don't really need. >
Yes, but you can't easily change the way the apps are built or setup, e.g. compiler optimisations, use of initrd when not necessary, kernel bloat just to accommodate "any" host. >> Consider that I have running concurrently on my little C7 with 1G of RAM >> (That I have *down-clocked* to 1Ghz): > > One major point: one of the cool advantages of the VIA CPUs is that it > can be run fanless. In your setup you couple it with a large HD, and > hence your system has moving parts. No. Fanless is useful, but it is power consumption I am more interested in. A typical AMD/Intel desktop processor will now chew upwards of 100W. That's without the mobo and external components. Also, can you find 300Gb of solid state storage for about £30. ;-) > >> * Asterisk, >> * Samba, >> * Java/Tomcat: >> *Cosmo Calendar Server >> *ConcursiveSuiteCRM >> *Alfresco >> *OpenBravo >> * PostgreSQL, >> * MySQL, >> * Exim, >> * Apache, >> * Vtiger, SugarCRM, A few Joomla! instances, >> * Subversion Server >> * sshd, >> * ntpd, > > Now, why would you run all of those things on the same system? > Because it is for home use where there is low, but relatively constant load (my wife and I both have home offices). Some of the apps are for testing/evaluation so do not get used heavily and will not last very long. I just wanted to show what is possible with a sub £100 7Watt piece of hardware. > Asterisk needs a responsive system. It will not play along well if you > add heavy-duty file serving to the system, as the system will spend too > much time serving files (in kernel space). I have not experienced *any* performance issues - so far. And uptime is permanent - until I reboot as I've installed a new kernel or something. > Oh, and practically all of those can be installed as standard Debian > packages, without a need for such a lengthy installation manual. Yes, they can. But I might not like where and how Debian (for example) decides how and where they install and setup those apps. They also do not use the most up-to-date versions and you are in their hands about when and how to upgrade. I bet that in 1/2 a year after you install it, you'll end up with a system > with quite a few known security holes. But you'll never bother fixing > them. How much ;-) Seriously, if I find or notice for a major bug/hole it is trivial to update. I keep all my installation procedures noted (or scripted) so it is pretty easy just to a CMMI with a new version. I wouldn't recommend this route for everyone. But being a control freak I know what and where *everything* is on my server... I don't have that level of control when using a mainstream distro. Sudo apt-get install is nice, but you are totally ignorant about what's going on under the hood... Hey that sounds just like Windows! lol. Cheers Al -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users