[TriLUG] Mandrake business server- opinions?

[Jason Tower]

just the standard 10.0 official release.  however, i am a mandrakeclub 
member, so it's the powerpack version, not the free download version (a 
minor difference).

jason

On Sunday 11 July 2004 21:50, Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> Thanks!  That's great information.  Just for clarification, are you
> using standard Desktop releases, or are you using the Mandrake
> Corporate Server or something else?
>
> Michael
>
> On Sunday 11 July 2004 09:26 pm, Jason Tower wrote:
> > virtually all of my clients are currently (or soon will be) running
> > mandrake.  after using redhat for a couple of years, i switched to
> > mandrake and have been extremely pleased with it, both as a desktop
> > and a server.  it has proven to be stable, secure, and easy to
> > manage and update.
> >
> > - excellent implementation of KDE (unlike rh/fedora - i don't care
> > for gnome and i don't care for bluecurve)
> >
> > - standard command line tools work as they should, unlike suse
> > (witness the useless useradd command, among others)
> >
> > - a huge collection of RPMs are available, most of them right on
> > the CDs.  *WAY* more than rh/fedora deliver
> >
> > - a "loaded" kernel with lots of available modules (when trying to
> > rescue a client's mac hard drive a few months ago, mandrake was the
> > only distro that could read the HFS+ filesystem out of the box)
> >
> > - urpmi, though a tad difficult to get working sometimes, does a
> > great job of handling updates, rpm dependencies, etc
> >
> > - a fast, flexible, powerful installer.  far more flexible than
> > fedora's, and accomodates network installs much better than suse's
> >
> > i've tried almost all of the major distros out there and mandrake
> > has the best pro/con ratio (debian was close though).  and this
> > isn't just an academic discussion for me either, my business
> > depends on my ability to install, configure, and manage linux
> > servers.  if they fail - i fail.
> >
> > jason
> >
> > On Sunday 11 July 2004 20:36, Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > In conversations here and elsewhere, it seems to me that Mandrake
> > > has been labeled a good competitor for the desktop market, but I
> > > rarely hear them mentioned or considered for use in business
> > > applications. Since I know many of you are involved in making
> > > decisions about what software a business will use, I'd like to
> > > hear opinions on Mandrake's business server software.  For a
> > > refresher:
> > >
> > > http://www.mandrakesoft.com/businesses/
> > >
> > > So, what has your experience been?
> > >
> > > If you don't have any experience with it, why have you chosen
> > > other solutions instead?
> > >
> > > I'm just looking for some productive discussion about the ups and
> > > downs of why Mandrake does or doesn't get used in business
> > > settings.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Michael