Re: Linux (was RE: Will Upgrading to V4R5 impact performance???)

[James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Brad Stone wrote:

> > On Wed, 10 October 2001, James Rich wrote:
> >
> > > Well I consider linux enterprise-level.  I guess it
> > depends on what
> > > "enterprise-level" means.  Running on S/390 I think
> > qualifies.
> >
>
> The term "Enterprise Level" is pretty vague, but I have a
> general idea of what it means to me.  I would not call Linux
> Enterprise Level, not just yet.  Maybe in a year or two.

Yes, "Enterprise Level" is vague.  Like everything people need to match
the appropriate system to a particular need.  "Enterprise Level" may mean
different things to different people.

> Well, maybe it's not Linux, but the apps I use (mostly
> network sharing apps) and they are buggy.  reboots are
> necessary at least once every 2 days for my internet sharing
> to work.

This is very different than my experience.  Our business depends on linux
and it has been very dependable.  I think we reboot zero to three times *a
year* depending on when we feel upgrades warrant it.  We do network
sharing, internet sharing, etc.  I would be happy to see if I can help you
off-list so you don't reboot.  One of our customer's machines has been up
solid without rebooting for 243 days.  Another has been up 120.  These
kind of uptimes are typical.

> Also, each distro seems to have their own little bugs.  For

Yes, and I've seen that they all have fixes as you mention below.

> example, mandrak 7.1 and lower had a huge logging problem
> that you wouldn't notice for a month or two.  It would
> archive logs and end up looping exponentially the more logs
> that were there.  Luckily a fix as fairly easy to find.
>
> Also, the documentation has a little to be desired,
> especially the man pages.  I know we all joke about IBM's

Hmm...  I believe the Linux Documentation Project has done an outstanding
job.  But that's my opinion and I can see that others could disagree.

> docs, but I'd take them over Linux docs anyday.  But I find
> similararities in these docs and other apps such as Apache
> and Tomcat.  The only positive is the internest is full of
> discussions where you can find more information on the
> subjects.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com