[Asterisk-Users] Best Linux for Asterisk

[Mark Woods]

Exactly...which is why I run "unstable".

-Mark

>>>perhaps you're speaking of -unstable debian... that's
>>>waaaay too unstable.
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>>Ahhhh...but I *am* running unstable!  And it's been quite,
>>well, stable!
>>
>>:)
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>There is a huge misconception about stable vs unstable. FWIW, I have
>found debian unstable to be more stable than most other distro's "stable"
>releases. For a truely unstable version, "experimental" would be it.
>Most of the "unstable" behavior has been in GUI based parts: Gnome in
>particular. Since no sane person runs * on a machine that is also
>running X, it's a non-issue. I've been running * on unstable for about 6
>months now with zero downtime other than a few upgrades. Ditto for about
>a dozen other servers doing high-volume mail, web serving, etc.
>
>I find "stable" unsuitable for most things as all the packages and
>libraries are too outdated. Yes, the backports help, but then you are
>not really running stable anymore are you? There are too many
>dependancies now on other software that needs to be up to date in order
>to function properly and have the features needed.
>
>Anyway, I don't think that it's possible to have a "best linux" to run
>any kind of server on. They are all damn good. The core of any linux
>distro handling non-gui based server applications is virtually
>identical. Most of the differences are package versions, minor configuration
>tweaks, package management, and other non-important (when it comes to
>stability) factors. Do your own research and find one you are
>comfortable with.
>
>For a platform with long-term stability where packages are not
>constantly changing, maybe something like WhiteBox Linux which is based
>on the RedHat Enterprise would be appropriate.
>
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