Scott, CentOS still does not have the security levels and certifications that RHEL has. Nor for that mater out of the box and supported security tools and hardening protocols that are maintained by Red Hat. CentOS is equivalent but not quite identical in way too many respects in my mind.
Scott Murphy wrote: > gregg wrote: >> Bryan J. Smith wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 9/16/08, Andy Goldschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> So which 2 distributions adequately reflect the LPI >>>> objectives ? >>>> >>>> >>> I'm with others, use Debian and CentOS. >>> >>> >>> >> I must differ in opinion here. Although Debian and CentOS are very good >> distros. Neither is Enterprise class like RHEL and SLES. Nor do either >> > Not to put too fine a spin on it, but last time I checked, CentOS is > effectively RHEL... > > I'd include it. The big difference is the lack of WS/AS/ES versions. > There is only one CentOS, including the reduced package server version. >> have as many functional and security certifications. I won't dispute the >> fact that many distros are out their in use. I see enterprises running >> Open SUSE, Fedora, ... The downside of these is they have a short life >> cycle and require a lot more work to upgrade after 12 or 18 months. Most >> Enterprise OS versions these days are supported and maintained for five >> to seven years. Making them much better choices for a production OS in >> development, staging, and production environments. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> lpi-examdev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lpi-examdev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev > Cheers, > Scott > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev -- 73 and 75 Gregg AB9MZ Gregory D. Rosenberg RICIS, Inc. Chief Technology Officer 8018 Mallow Drive [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tinley Park, IL 60477-2697 www.ricis.com United States +1 708-444-2690 Voice +1 866-742-4777 Voice (US and Canada) +1 708-444-2697 Fax +1 866-997-4247 Fax (US and Canada) +1 800-408-0148 Pager +1 708-267-6664 Cell (best way to find me) "When you love the work you do, you will never work a day in your life." Support anti-Spam legislation. Join the fight at www.cauce.org This email and any attachments that are included in it have been scanned to ensure they are free of viruses, Trojan horses, worms, hoaxes, and any other inappropriate content. All of the information contained in this signature is considered private and should not be disclosed without my prior permission. NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain legally privileged and confidential information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and please delete it from your computer.
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