[K12OSN] [Fwd: Fedora 7]

[Les Mikesell]

Vince Callaway wrote:

> I know what you mean.  I have an application that runs under linux.  It
> has been an uphill battle convincing customers that they can live
> without windows.  Once it's installed they wonder why they put with
> windows for so long.

Note that VMware (and parallels on an intel Mac) can keep this from
being an either/or issue.

> I'm always checking my software against various distros.  Fedora so far
> works the best overall.  I have a box setup with K12LTSP to test with
> now.  It is looking as if it will be my new platform of choice.  The fat
> server/thin client setup is ideal for a small office.

Virtual machines are perfect for this too.  You can set up several
distros running on the same physical box under the free VMware
server with NFS access to the same resources and connect to them
with 'X -query ...' from your desktop.  If you can set up freenx
on each virtual server, that is even better.  The VMware console
works too, but not quite as nicely as a direct X connection or the
NX client.

> Just like I explain to my customers you need the right tool for the job.
> Fedora works great for my clients because I don't have any configuration
> issues.  I use Centos for dedicated server apps like mail.  My laptop is
> running Ubuntu.

Centos makes a nice stable VMware host with the faster-changing
distros coming and going as guests...

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    les at futuresource.com