Hey There About your Fedora comment, couldn't be farther from the truth. Fedora is about to go "Gold" (As much as you can say that for a community project) with the Final build to be released this month or next. I have colocation in the NYC area, and have had my Dual 1u Athlon MP server be as stable as could be for the past month using Fedora Core 2. Using YUM to upgrade it is great, 10 minute process updates everything on your system, including the kernel, without you having to get into any risky business of compatibility issues by upgrading the kernel yourself.
There are no real "Gotchas" with Linux. They are a bit more sensitive than Windows, so they can be "Accidentally" taken offline a bit easier if you execute the wrong command. Otherwise, they are a sit and do their job kinda box. No routine maintenance required, unlike windows and constant security patches. Hope this answers a few of your questions. Email me if you have any more. Rich Onyon www.zPlay.net -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ooks Server Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 4:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlds_linux] Linux n00b guide needed This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] It is time! I am building a linux box and am about to embrace Linux. So - what is a good distro to use? I considered RedHat, but RedHat as we know it has been discontinued. They are moving to a commercial distro, and Fedora, which is still in early beta, if not alpha. I have Mandrake, and am tempted to join the Mandrake club but I'm not sure it's worth the $$. Who is running hlds on a linux box, and what distro are you using? Once I get it up and running, what kind of gotchas can I look forwards to, running hlds on a linux box? -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
