Is FC8 stable enough for what I am doing...

[Michael A. Peters]

Chuck wrote:
> I am mainly using FC8 as a LAMP development platform and also a
> subversion repository.
>
> Mainly these packages are being used:
> db-4x
> mysql 5.x
> perl
> apache 2.2 (custom rolled)
> PHP 5.x (custom rolled)
> libneon
> apr (custom rolled)
> apr-util (custom rolled)
> autoconf
> libtool
> sqlite (custom rolled)
> openssl (custom rolled)
>
> Based on these packages can I rely on FC8 as a platform? I was using
> RHEL5 but not having updates was getting frustrating and paying a
> subscription fee for bug fixes doesn't sit well with me.
>   
Use CentOS if you don't like to pay for a rhel subscription fee.
The lifespan of Fedora is really too short for server needs.
What updates were you not having that were frustrating? RHEL/CentOS are 
not going to have the bleeding edge updates because those have a higher 
chance of breaking things.