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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: batteredmidget on 21 September 2003, 17:33

Title: Best Linux/Unix for server?
Post by: batteredmidget on 21 September 2003, 17:33

I'm building a server and would like reccomendations as to best OS. I'm currently leaning towards freeBSD.

Title: Best Linux/Unix for server?
Post by: Laukev7 on 21 September 2003, 17:51

I would recommend FreeBSD. It's easy to administer, and it's very stable. If you look at the highest average uptimes on netcraft (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html), you'll see how stable both FreeBSD and BSD/OS are.

If you are paranoid about security, I might recommend you OpenBSD.

If you want a system very easy to administer, I would definitely recommend Mac OS X server.

I am currently building a Apache server on FreeBSD, with Sime's help (for which I am very grateful).

Title: Best Linux/Unix for server?
Post by: TheQuirk on 21 September 2003, 18:05

Netcraft is unimportant. Linux, for example, overwrites its uptime when it gets to ~500.

Just saying.