I know this is an older thread now (August 5th), but just wanted to mention that the issue with CentOS having the open letter has been resolved. CentOS isn't going anywhere, and the issues they were having appears to have gotten sorted out.
Recently, I've been using Ubuntu desktop on my laptop (9.04), and have also been using Ubuntu server on a few virtual machines, mostly to get myself familiar with it since everyone seems to be using it. I've been a long time supporter of CentOS, and have pretty much used it exclusively. I must say, I have been pretty impressed with Ubuntu. Mainly the package selection is the major difference. It sure seems to be a lot easier to get the package you need when you're trying to test out some new feature with Asterisk. With CentOS, the problem has been that you've needed to install a couple of external repositories (DAG, EPEL), and also the CentOS Plus repo. That seems a big kludgey to me, however I've been doing it for a little while now, and have a pretty good success rate with getting the same features and packages installed on both system. As someone else has mentioned, the hardware support may or may not be better with CentOS (probably moreso on the server grade hardware side of things, such as in RAID controllers, and the like). I've personally not had any hardware driver issues, but I don't tend to use anything too elaborate. So it really just boils down to what you're more comfortable with. I've become a bit enamored by Ubuntu server lately, and haven't found it does things all that much different from CentOS (which has been the main sticking point for me -- I don't have the time to learn 7 ways of doing the same thing). Outside of Ubuntu or CentOS, I have zero interest in any other Linux distributions. Leif Madsen. On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Andre Courchesne - Consultant<[email protected]> wrote: > With the recent problem that the CentOS has regarding funding and other > aspect, I am seeking experiences in the different distribution you guys use > for major asterisk deployement. > > I mainly debate between CentOS and Ubuntu (both server flavor). Any > insights, stories? -- Leif Madsen. http://www.leifmadsen.com http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
