Comments on: Survey Says: Ubuntu Server Gaining Momentum http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Boycott Novell » Links 09/09/2008: Ubuntu 9.04 Gets a Name, OpenICE.org Launched http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-115944 Boycott Novell » Links 09/09/2008: Ubuntu 9.04 Gets a Name, OpenICE.org Launched Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:44:35 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/#comment-115944 [...] Survey Says: Ubuntu Server Gaining Momentum [...] [...] Survey Says: Ubuntu Server Gaining Momentum [...]

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-115943 Joe Panettieri Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:05:03 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/#comment-115943 @Jan: Three quick questions for you... 1. What type of business you work for? 2. Have you analyzed whether Ubuntu server has saved your company any time or money? 3. Are there other business benefits -- and business challenges -- associated with running Ubuntu server? @Jan: Three quick questions for you…

1. What type of business you work for?
2. Have you analyzed whether Ubuntu server has saved your company any time or money?
3. Are there other business benefits — and business challenges — associated with running Ubuntu server?

]]> By: Jan Kjetil Wik http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-115942 Jan Kjetil Wik Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:46:44 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/08/survey-says-ubuntu-server-gaining-momentum/#comment-115942 I've recently upgraded nine of our in-house servers to Linux (from Windows 2003) - primarily to run VMware Server, but also to run Oracle and various lighter network services (like DNS). I run Debian Lenny on quite a few machines besides the production servers, and the original intention was to continue this practice. But a few minor details made me use Ubuntu Server (8.04) instead: 1. It's, after all, still Debian, and I do love apt.. 2. The network install CD for Lenny did not have support for our servers' NetXtreme II network cards, making network install a bit... well, cumbersome. Obviously, there are several ways to get around this, but Ubuntu DID have the driver in the default installation CD's kernel, so... 3. Lenny is not QUITE ready yet, and neither I, nor VMware Server apparently, liked the sudden switch to 2.6.26 so close to the scheduled release. This can also be remedied, of course, but it's still a bit inconvenient. That said - I still DO use a custom 2.6.24-kernel on the VMware servers. 4. The next release of Ubuntu Server is most likely closer than the next release of Debian. Come to think of it - SEVERAL releases of Ubuntu will come and go before that happens. While not a major issue, it's nice to be able to upgrade to a new, stable release now and then. I’ve recently upgraded nine of our in-house servers to Linux (from Windows 2003) – primarily to run VMware Server, but also to run Oracle and various lighter network services (like DNS).
I run Debian Lenny on quite a few machines besides the production servers, and the original intention was to continue this practice. But a few minor details made me use Ubuntu Server (8.04) instead:

1. It’s, after all, still Debian, and I do love apt..

2. The network install CD for Lenny did not have support for our servers’ NetXtreme II network cards, making network install a bit… well, cumbersome. Obviously, there are several ways to get around this, but Ubuntu DID have the driver in the default installation CD’s kernel, so…

3. Lenny is not QUITE ready yet, and neither I, nor VMware Server apparently, liked the sudden switch to 2.6.26 so close to the scheduled release. This can also be remedied, of course, but it’s still a bit inconvenient. That said – I still DO use a custom 2.6.24-kernel on the VMware servers.

4. The next release of Ubuntu Server is most likely closer than the next release of Debian. Come to think of it – SEVERAL releases of Ubuntu will come and go before that happens. While not a major issue, it’s nice to be able to upgrade to a new, stable release now and then.

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