On 04/18/2014 06:33 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
On 04/18/2014 05:25 AM, Ralf Corsepius issued this missive:
On 04/18/2014 02:10 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 11:40:00PM -0400, Digimer wrote:
We are developing internal software using MySql dB and are planning to
use Fedora for the server.
Please don't do that. Fedora is awesome, but it's a desktop OS, not
a server OS. The life cycle is way to short and it's not hardened
This is not true. Please stop repeating it. Fedora is not a
desktop-only OS,
and can be (and *is*) used in many serious server contexts, even in
production. You need to know what you're getting into and be willing
to cope
with the 13-month lifecycle and community support model, but it's a
perfectly awesome fit for many uses, including possibly this one.
May I repeat one of my Fedora mantras, I have been reiterating since
Fedora day #1: Fedora's life-cycle is too short!
And what we've been saying for years: Fedora is a test bed for newer
technologies. It has never been touted as a general use system. It is
because of these new technologies that it has a short life span.
In first place, Fedora is distro, not a Red Hat colony nor the sandbox
to let Red Hat's uncooked ideas mature.
IMO, extending it would enhance Fedora's usability and suitability in
many use-cases and would significantly increase attractivity to users.
I tend to agree that the 6 month cycle is a pain in the arse, but if
you want stability you use RHEL or CentOS or another distro.
Another mantra, I have been reiterating for 10 years: CentOS or RHEL are
no substitutes for Fedora. They are addressing an entirely different
audience.
People who are telling CentOS/RHEL were, are cheating.
Fedora is, by definition, bleeding edge.
No, Fedora is not supposed to the bleeding edge. It's supposed to be the
cutting edge, with some occasional warts sometimes.
If you use Fedora, get used to the fact that you have joined the rest of
us experimental lab rats testing this technology. You will get
bloodied, angered, frustrated, and confused using Fedora. That's the
nature of the beast. We are, essentially, beta testers.
Yes, you are right, we are ... and yes, I am angry about some people
abusing Fedora this way.
Ralf
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