Re: [linuxiran] Redhat 9 to Debian Sarge Migration

[Farid Behnia]

I got my answer. As the modules are statically linked,
there shouldn't be an issue. 

I'm still trying the persuade them. They have also
found a sensible(?!?) solution to the lack of regular
update problem! i.e. "We'll get the patches off
EMULE!!". :-D 
It's quite apparent too that they're so afraid of
walking up the migration learning curve!

Thanks for all your great insights.

(How do you see ubuntu as a server?)

--- Kaveh Mousavi <address@hidden> wrote:

> What type of devices do you mean?
> I migrated both our servers, Redhat 9, two weeks
> ago,
> completely remotely. Those are our web and email 
> servers.
> 
> It was so  easy and I am enjoying  it's powerfull
> package management and its very wise changed /etc/
> srturcture for some servers like apache and Exim.
> 
> It was a wise move for us because we needed debian
> stability and support and ease of upgrade.
> 
> Best  wishes,
> KMZ
> 
> --- Farid Behnia <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I fully agree with ALL the items on your list:
> > 
> > But my question still remains: Have you noticed
> poor
> > *binary* driver support for Debian? 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Mohsen Basirat <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > Dear Farid
> > > I Never use Redhat anymore because :
> > > -There's no free and bugfix update avaliable for
> > > redhat
> > > -Poor package management System
> > > -No Free ISO CDs Avaliable
> > > -No Integrated and Easy to use Management system
> > > if you instead to using Commercial Linux Distros
> > > use NOVEL SUSE it really better than REDHAT's
> > > but i you want true Linux Distor that you enjoy
> it
> > > all
> > > the time use Debian.i use it in varius
> envrionment
> > > and
> > > even real DATA CENTER envrionment without any
> > hassel
> > > with good package management and update system
> you
> > > have 
> > > everything you need all the times 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- "Hossein S. Zadeh"
> <address@hidden>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Farid Behnia wrote:
> > > > > The point is unless you have worked with
> > debian
> > > > > yourself, you won't feel the real
> difference.
> > > > > 
> > > > > BTW there are rumors that one might not get
> > his
> > > > hands
> > > > > over binary drivers for some devices on
> > debian.
> > > > How
> > > > > true is this?
> > > > > 
> > > > > One more point : it seems they are somehow
> > > afraid
> > > > of
> > > > > walking up the learning curve of a new
> distro,
> > > > though
> > > > > I've assured them that except learning a few
> > > conf
> > > > file
> > > > > paths and deb pack management, etc they
> won't
> > > run
> > > > into
> > > > > any more serious hassles. 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Depending on your configuration this may or
> may
> > > not
> > > > be true. Every 
> > > > system has its quirks, and redhat and debians
> > are
> > > no
> > > > exception.
> > > > 
> > > > Why not migrate a few of the systems, and see
> > what
> > > > happens. If 
> > > > everything works as smoothly as you hope, you
> > will
> > > > have solid proof to 
> > > > convince them to let you migrate the rest.
> > > > 
> > > > Hossein
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >
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