On Fri Oct 13, 2000 at 06:35:45PM -0400, Greg Stewart wrote: > Actually, I agree: Don't fix what ain't broke--Red Hat is (still) developed > as a server OS, where Mandrake makes a better Workstation OS--although there > are security features to help "lock down" a Mandrake server that are > installed in MDK7.1 by default, I have found them to get in the way of > customisation/configuration. I don't quite agree with this. I've been using Mandrake since 6.0 for both server and desktop and have yet to find anything to do the job better. Mandrake gives me all the tools I need and want for a full-fledged domain hosting server (email, ftp, http, dns, dhcp, etc.) and I haven't looked back since 6.0. While I can't say if RedHat is better or worse with 6.x or 7.0 (I went from RH 5.1 to Mdk 6.0), I can definately attest to three servers running flawlessly with Mandrake and less hassle than a Red Hat server. I've done some work for a client on a RH 6.1 machine that cause more problems than any of my Mandrake servers ever did. While I agree it may be unnecessary to switch distros if your previous distro does the server jobs you need done, to say that Mandrake doesn't make a fantastic server is nonsense. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net // Danen Consulting Services www.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org // MandrakeSoft, Inc. www.linux-mandrake.com 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD Current Linux uptime: 23 hours 14 minutes.
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