[dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...

Hans-Christian Andersen hans.andersen at phulse.com
Thu Mar 14 11:42:15 CDT 2013


Hi Tina,

You can't go wrong with Ubuntu. It's a much better experience than Fedora is.

But, if you are looking for a really good desktop, Linux Mint Cinnamon is, in my opinion, the best desktop Linux there is and probably the most comfortable for someone transitioning from Windows. And, because Mint is derived from Ubuntu, you get all the benefits from Ubuntu - such as stability and hardware support.

If you want Linux for a server, the two big players are Debian and CentOS (both free and open source). Debian is my preference for its heavy focus on stability and being lean as well as its massive software library and community, while the selling point of CentOS is compatibility with RedHat Enterprise Linux.

- Hans


On 2013-03-14, at 9:23 AM, Tina Norris Fields <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> 
> I spent some time to learn a bit about Linux a couple of years ago, and I really do love it.  Most of my business deals with Windows, so that's what I use most.
> 
> I'm planning to dedicate one of my computers to Linux.  Just haven't got around to it, yet.  The Linux setup I used for learning was a VM on a Windows XP box.  The distro I used was Fedora, I believe.  These days I hear a lot of good things about Ubuntu, so I expect that will be the next Linux setup I do.
> 
> I'd welcome your thoughts on that.
> 
> T
> 
> Tina Norris Fields
> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
> 231-322-2787
> 
> On 3/12/2013 10:17 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>> Hi Tina:
>> 
>> Just an aside... Linux may not be everyone's cup of tea but as far as
>> reliability is concerned it is absolutely top-drawer. There is a reason why
>> almost 90 percent of servers are Linux and Unix based. It is not because of
>> the initial cost either as if they were not stable they would not be used
>> regardless.
>> 
>> Along a similar line, FreeBSD, a version of Unix, which is the Apple kernel,
>> claim, they have only had two real reported errors since the 90's. All the
>> fighter jets, commercial air-craft, space-shuttles and unmanned space crafts
>> now use Linux. Linux is used everywhere where reliability is a
>> requirement...not an expectation.
>> 
>> This goes to show just how incredible the people behind the whole OSS
>> movement have been.
>> 
>> Microsoft can only dream of having a line of products of such quality in
>> design, maintenance and creativity. It just goes to show how well a staff
>> does not perform when they are under incredible pressure to produce, always
>> fearing being fired and have limited feed-back on successes or failures.
>> Money alone just can not build or buy quality...
>> 
>> Jim
> 
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