Le mercredi 06 octobre 2010 à 01:24 +0200, Tux99 a écrit : > On Wed, 6 Oct 2010, nicolas vigier wrote: > > > > 1) I'd never use Mandriva on a server, because of the short support > > > period, a server OS requires at least 4-5 years support lifecycles > > > (I'm not talking about MES here, just the normal Mandriva variants) > > > > But you can still use it while it is supported, and upgrade to a newer > > realease when it's no more supported. > > Are you serious? Upgrading a server every 18 months?
I do. I even update them more often. And you would be surprised to see that it doesn't create as much problem as you can think, if the sysadmin is competent enough. The idea that desktops can be upgraded often, but server should not is artificial separation. Sometimes, you want to not update your desktop computer. I do not want to update the one at my parents house because it doesn't need to. And sometimes, you want to run a server with current software. The existence of backports for lots of server software for RHEL is the proof that there is a demand for newer software even on server. The fact that RH is paid to backport hardware drivers in RHEL is the proof that there is also a demand to have newer kernel, with updated drivers. -- Michael Scherer