Re: Linux vs Jaguar (OSX)
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texte = O.K., If I do a linux box, I'm thinking about building it from scratch.I'm thinking quality fans, 500+ megs of RAM and perhaps a mediocre SCSI drive and maybe sticking it all into a rackmount unit.The other option is buying a pre-config rackmount unit. Anyone know of good rackmount resources for building such a beast?Last but not least, I am used to running DNS, MAIL, and WEB all on the same box with my Mac machine. Does linux robustly handle all of these services simoltaneously on one machine?thanks, Donovan dott@smithmicro.com wrote:> Linux!, IMHO and experience, by far is the better choice. Why have a pretty > box that costs boatloads more that a generic PC if all you are doing is > using it as a web server. > As far as stability goes many variants of Linux are extremely stable (Free > BSD, RH, Caldera, etc) One word in favor of the Mac, OSX is miles ahead of > the old ver. OS9.x and prior releases. Still if $$ are the deciding factor, > Linux hands down. >-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------<><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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O.K., If I do a linux box, I'm thinking about building it from scratch.I'm thinking quality fans, 500+ megs of RAM and perhaps a mediocre SCSI drive and maybe sticking it all into a rackmount unit.The other option is buying a pre-config rackmount unit. Anyone know of good rackmount resources for building such a beast?Last but not least, I am used to running DNS, MAIL, and WEB all on the same box with my Mac machine. Does linux robustly handle all of these services simoltaneously on one machine?thanks, Donovan dott@smithmicro.com wrote:> Linux!, IMHO and experience, by far is the better choice. Why have a pretty > box that costs boatloads more that a generic PC if all you are doing is > using it as a web server. > As far as stability goes many variants of Linux are extremely stable (Free > BSD, RH, Caldera, etc) One word in favor of the Mac, OSX is miles ahead of > the old ver. OS9.x and prior releases. Still if $$ are the deciding factor, > Linux hands down. >-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------<><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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