[asterisk-users] which OS would be fine for asterisk

[Stephen Bosch]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> 
> But in all reality, value added features such as support and automatic 
> updates aside, is there really a mainstream flavor of Linux that is 
> "better" or "worse" for running Asterisk (or other apps for that matter)?
> 
> I have had equal luck with all that I have played with (but not heavy 
> load tested). 
> 
> I am bringing up several Fedora Core 7 boxen into production now. 
> 
> Besides a knee jerk reaction that "Fedora Sucks", can someone give a 
> real argument as to why I should or should not use it for production?  
> (besides the several MB of yum updates daily, which to me is a good thing).
> 
> Besides naming a flavor and saying "It is the best", can someone add a 
> few statements as to why, which will obviously have to compare the other 
> flavors.

We've run all our servers on Gentoo with excellent results.

Choose your Linux distribution for stability and ease of administration
-- if it meets those requirements for you, it's a good choice.

Linux is a beautiful thing. I've never had something more stable!

-Stephen-