Re: Project Update

2010-02-01 Thread Lisa Kachold
Hi Sean, How are you Kurt? Eric, good post! Oh goodie! Distro WARZ! :) The project update should include realistic human timeline (hands available per day, etc) and state available resources for each phase, with parts and materials, and include dependencies, such as vnc or ssh access

Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Sean Parsons
Since, so many wanted my project to be posted for the benefit of all, I'll start be defining what our first steps are going to be. I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss my goals and get some advice, so this is how we have decided to proceed: Goal: Build as much

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Steven A. DuChene
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Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Steve Phariss
, 2010 12:11 PM To: 'Main PLUG discussion list' Subject: Project Update Since, so many wanted my project to be posted for the benefit of all, I’ll start be defining what our first steps are going to be. I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss my goals and get some advice, so this is how

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread JD Austin
The big difference between Fedora and Centos other than Centos lagging behind Fedora is that Centos is a server distribution and the repository will be around for 10 years. I've been burned a couple of times when I inherited unmaintained systems built on desktop distributions (in my case Ubuntu)

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Eric Shubert
Steven A. DuChene wrote: If it was me I would look for a distribution that had newer bits (Samba etc) than CentOS5.4 Perhaps OpenSuSE-11.2 or similar. Newer etc? ;) I am a little disappointed that CentOS5 doesn't have a more recent Samba, but newer Samba rpms for EL5 are available from

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Eric Shubert
Sean Parsons wrote: Since, so many wanted my project to be posted for the benefit of all, I’ll start be defining what our first steps are going to be. I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss my goals and get some advice, so this is how we have decided to proceed:

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Eric Shubert
Good point JD. I always try to steer people away from Fedora for servers in general, especially production servers. Fedora as a desktop is entirely different, although personally I appreciate more stability there as well. My desktop at the moment is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. A new LTS desktop version

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Craig White
On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 18:30 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: Steven A. DuChene wrote: If it was me I would look for a distribution that had newer bits (Samba etc) than CentOS5.4 Perhaps OpenSuSE-11.2 or similar. Newer etc? ;) I am a little disappointed that CentOS5 doesn't have a

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Steve Phariss
I know that Fedora and redhat are related and how, not so sure on the SuSE genealogy. It is my understanding that OpenSuse is the development version of SuSE in the same way that Fedora is the development version of Redhat. My point being (as has been discussed in the last few messages) that

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Eric Shubert
I follow your meaning now. I misunderstood what you meant. (I tend to read things too literally sometimes) Steve Phariss wrote: I know that Fedora and redhat are related and how, not so sure on the SuSE genealogy. It is my understanding that OpenSuse is the development version of SuSE in

RE: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Sean Parsons
-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Steve Phariss Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:22 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Project Update I know that Fedora and redhat are related and how, not so sure on the SuSE

Re: Project Update

2010-01-31 Thread Kurt Granroth
A few details: Fedora = Community based bleeding-edge distro begets RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) = Proprietary long-term distro shadowed by CentOS = Community version of RHEL long-term distro OpenSUSE = Community based bleeding-edge distro begets SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) =