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i know this question must be over asked..but let me explain what i want to do...
i am a web devloper and i want to work on a lunix OS because thats what is on my server.....i have been told redhat is the best but i just wanted a little input...
thanx for your input
(note i am currently a windows ME user...but i have no command line problems if that is a factor) :)
FoBoT
06-18-2001, 03:58 PM
Originally posted by doss:
<STRONG>i am a web devloper and i want to work on a lunix OS because thats what is on my server....</STRONG>
why not use the exact same as your server, do you know what distro it uses?
X_console
06-18-2001, 03:59 PM
In my opinion, RedHat is not the best, mainly because it has a long history of security and stability problems. RedHat is the most well known however. If you're planning on setting up a webserver, I would go with distributions that have proven to be stable, such as Slackware and Debian. As far as security goes, that depends on the sysadmin's vigilance and knowledge on security issues. You might want to consider BSD systems as well such as FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
ok this is going to make me look really stupid but what is BSD??
FoBoT
06-18-2001, 04:03 PM
Originally posted by doss:
<STRONG>what is BSD??</STRONG>
*BSD's are other non-linux UNIX-like operating systems
http://www.freebsd.org/
http://www.openbsd.org/
http://www.netbsd.org/
X_console
06-18-2001, 04:06 PM
The BSD OSs listed by FoBoT are free for download by the way. They work differently from Linux, but similar enough. If you're familiar with Linux (or any UNIX variant), you shouldn't have too much trouble getting around with BSD, or any other UNIX variant for that matter.
GonzoJohn
06-18-2001, 04:17 PM
For the really picky:
BSD /B-S-D/ n. [abbreviation for `Berkeley Software Distribution'] a family of {Unix} versions for the DEC VAX and PDP-11 developed by Bill Joy and others at Berzerkeley starting around 1980, incorporating paged virtual memory, TCP/IP networking enhancements, and many other features. The BSD versions (4.1, 4.2, and 4.3) and the commercial versions derived from them (SunOS, ULTRIX, and Mt. Xinu) held the technical lead in the Unix world until AT's successful standardization efforts after about 1986; descendants are still widely popular. Note that BSD versions going back to 2.9 are often referred to by their version numbers, without the BSD prefix. See 4.2, {Unix}, USG Unix.
(as seen on dictionary.com)
FoBoT's links are to the free versions of BSD-like operating systems.
[ 18 June 2001: Message edited by: GonzoJohn ]