<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Michael Hipp <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Michael@hipp.com">Michael@hipp.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Bob Hemus wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
You folks know I tried another Linux OS, but I'm back to Ubuntu 8.04.<br>
I've read that it has shortcomings in the server distro, but for a<br>
desktop jocky it's a good choice.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
It works great as a server distro. I have 6.06 LTS and 8.04 LTS boxes scattered hither and yon. They run.<br>
<br>
The Ubuntu/Canonical server developers in the official mailing list have no trouble pointing out that Ubuntu server does not yet have the full complement of tools and such to be truly Enterprise ready (in the same way as, say, RHEL or SLES). But it's getting there.<br>
<br>
Despite the axe-grinding you'll occasionally hear on this list, it's an excellent choice for almost anyone. And probably the best choice for most - if they don't have some reason to know they need something else.<br>
<br>
Michael<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br>That's a really good point. Once upon a time, someone on the Caldera email list (I don't recall who) pointed out that many servers in an "enterprise" do not function as "enterprise servers". There are plenty of tasks that do not require enterprise levels of scalability, etc. Being "enterprise ready" is not a minimal standard.<br>
<br>Andrew<br>