On Saturday 10 May 2008 3:22 am, Stephen D'Souza wrote: > > I definitely recommend Debian Etch for one reason. Debian makes releases > > less often than Ubuntu. That means I do not need to go and update my > > machines every 6 months when a new release of Ubuntu is made. If all the > > hardware works, software versions are acceptable then my suggestion is > > Debian Etch. > > > > I also do not advice testing or Sid on servers because one has to > > constantly keep track of the updates, breakages, bugs, security fixes > > etc., With stable you only need to keep track of security updates and the > > updates work 99.99 % of the time. > > > > hth > > raju > > Well if you would opt for the Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) Versions, > then you would get support for up to 5 years (for server versions and 3 > years for desktop versions), so no need for upgrading when a new version > is out every 6 months, also each version has a minimum of 18 months support > > Regards > Stephen
That's a good idea. I have not thought about Ubuntu LTS. raju ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Find out how you can get spam free email. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]