Comments on: The Enterprise Linux problem http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/ Thought stream from SmugMug's CEO & Chief Geek Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:21:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: zibex http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-103976 zibex Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:29:10 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-103976 Rg7WRn hi! nice site! Rg7WRn hi! nice site!

]]> By: alain http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-103973 alain Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:49:22 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-103973 Another vote for Debian. I switched my servers from a mix of RHEL and SUSE to Debian, after falling in love with Ubuntu on laptops / desktops (Ubuntu is one of a number of Debian derivatives out there). I've found Debian to be rock solid and the community is perhaps the strongest of any Linux distro. I also appreciate the project's strong commitment to software freedom. Still find myself working with other people's RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, SLES, openSUSE boxes and it's a joy to go back to Debian. Like you, I've also ventured into Solaris a couple of times (mostly for ZFS) but went back to Linux each time because using that OS is just painful! Can't wait for BTRFS to get to stable! Also, Nexenta seems interesting. Another vote for Debian. I switched my servers from a mix of RHEL and SUSE to Debian, after falling in love with Ubuntu on laptops / desktops (Ubuntu is one of a number of Debian derivatives out there). I've found Debian to be rock solid and the community is perhaps the strongest of any Linux distro. I also appreciate the project's strong commitment to software freedom. Still find myself working with other people's RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, SLES, openSUSE boxes and it's a joy to go back to Debian.

Like you, I've also ventured into Solaris a couple of times (mostly for ZFS) but went back to Linux each time because using that OS is just painful! Can't wait for BTRFS to get to stable! Also, Nexenta seems interesting.

]]> By: mike http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-103960 mike Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:11:38 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-103960 sVMGez hi! how you doin? sVMGez hi! how you doin?

]]> By: wan optimization http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-103659 wan optimization Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:17:01 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-103659 Abstract: We describe the LHCb detector simulation application (Gauss) based on the Geant4 toolkit. The application is built using the Gaudi software framework, which is used for all event- processing applications in the LHCb experiment. The existence of an underlying framework allows several common basic services such as persistency, interactivity, as well as detector geometry description or particle data to be shared between simulation, reconstruction and analysis applications. The main benefits of such... Abstract: We describe the LHCb detector simulation application (Gauss) based on the Geant4 toolkit. The application is built using the Gaudi software framework, which is used for all event- processing applications in the LHCb experiment. The existence of an underlying framework allows several common basic services such as persistency, interactivity, as well as detector geometry description or particle data to be shared between simulation, reconstruction and analysis applications. The main benefits of such…

]]> By: AppBLOG » Blog Archive » Analyst: Ubuntu, community distros ready for the enterprise http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-103292 AppBLOG » Blog Archive » Analyst: Ubuntu, community distros ready for the enterprise Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:46:32 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-103292 [...] to Lyman discuss some of the reasons why companies adopt CentOS, I started to think about a blog entry I read last year that was written by SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill. SmugMug, which has lots of internal [...] [...] to Lyman discuss some of the reasons why companies adopt CentOS, I started to think about a blog entry I read last year that was written by SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill. SmugMug, which has lots of internal [...]

]]> By: SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » The Sky is Falling! MySQL charging for features! http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-102595 SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » The Sky is Falling! MySQL charging for features! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:47:56 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-102595 [...] open source projects would make it easier for this cycle to ignite.  Some of them, like Red Hat, refuse to even take our money.  Talk about stupid.  There are *lots* of businesses out there willing to pay for extra services [...] [...] open source projects would make it easier for this cycle to ignite.  Some of them, like Red Hat, refuse to even take our money.  Talk about stupid.  There are *lots* of businesses out there willing to pay for extra services [...]

]]> By: Peter Bailey http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-50099 Peter Bailey Sun, 27 May 2007 03:11:23 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-50099 Just FYI, Dell definitely allows customers to buy updates-only RHEL licenses with Dell servers/workstations. These subscriptions are referred to as "Basic" as opposed to "Standard" or "Premium". Just FYI, Dell definitely allows customers to buy updates-only RHEL licenses with Dell servers/workstations. These subscriptions are referred to as “Basic” as opposed to “Standard” or “Premium”.

]]> By: Enterprise Linux Log » Red Hat, SUSE, CentOS? Tough choices for open source fans http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-49297 Enterprise Linux Log » Red Hat, SUSE, CentOS? Tough choices for open source fans Thu, 17 May 2007 22:43:44 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-49297 [...] While writing about Jim Klein’s decision to stop using Novell NetWare and SUSE, I searched for other stories on similar subjects. I came across Don McAskill’s thoughtful post on “The Enterprise Linux problem” on his SmugBlog. [...] [...] While writing about Jim Klein’s decision to stop using Novell NetWare and SUSE, I searched for other stories on similar subjects. I came across Don McAskill’s thoughtful post on “The Enterprise Linux problem” on his SmugBlog. [...]

]]> By: michal frackowiak http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-47641 michal frackowiak Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-47641 although this might not be applicable to your case since you are used to use RH-based distros there is also Debian. It is a very very good piece of Linux distribution and widely used in the server environment. I think it is worth mentioning here. although this might not be applicable to your case since you are used to use RH-based distros there is also Debian. It is a very very good piece of Linux distribution and widely used in the server environment. I think it is worth mentioning here.

]]> By: Dag Wieers http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-47470 Dag Wieers Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:20:04 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/23/the-enterprise-linux-problem/#comment-47470 Let me clarify one of my statements for those that don't know how CentOS and RHEL relate. When I said: <i>CentOS by nature can never be better than RHEL. CentOS does not fix software problems.</i> I didn't mean to imply that CentOS is not fixing bugs, but I meant instead instead that CentOS depends on Red Hat to implement the bugs and bugfixes reported by CentOS. Why ? Because that's the only way to be 100% compatible with Red Hat. If CentOS would be fixing its own bugs instead of sending them to Red Hat and waiting for inclusion, compatibility would no longer be guaranteed. CentOS has been, and will be reporting bugs and bugfixes to Red Hat to improve its own products. Let me clarify one of my statements for those that don’t know how CentOS and RHEL relate. When I said:

CentOS by nature can never be better than RHEL. CentOS does not fix software problems.

I didn’t mean to imply that CentOS is not fixing bugs, but I meant instead instead that CentOS depends on Red Hat to implement the bugs and bugfixes reported by CentOS. Why ? Because that’s the only way to be 100% compatible with Red Hat.

If CentOS would be fixing its own bugs instead of sending them to Red Hat and waiting for inclusion, compatibility would no longer be guaranteed. CentOS has been, and will be reporting bugs and bugfixes to Red Hat to improve its own products.

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