> Lou wrote:
> > I have a new Dell server that is to be a Firebird 1.5 server. I am
> > looking for advice on the best Linux Distro to utilize as well as
> > server model (SS or CS)? It is replacing a Win2K FB1.03 SS machine.
>
> The best distro is the one you're most familiar with. :)
>
> I have Firebird installed on Mandrake 9.0 (both SS and CS) and on
> Slackware 9.1. They work great everywhere. Prehaps even better on Slack
> since it requires less resources for OS, so more is left to the
> Firebird. OTOH, Mandrake is easier to configure and maintain.

There isn't much to confiuge and maintain, I'd say. An if reinstalling, simply "tar cfz /root/configbackup.tar.gz /etc". Or make a script for making the changes, it's easy. Slack would be better for a server...well, my opinion may be biased by the fact that don't use any other system on my HW, so personally, for me, it's better on desktop, too :) but you definitely will appreciate only 10 megs of used memory after booting Slack+Firebird :) (which is what I have with Apache+Firebird, until I start X)

Jakub Hegenbart

P.S.: And yes, the one you're familiar with IS the best. Firebird isn't that demanding :) (but of course, if you're hunting for performance, compile Gentoo and optimize for your HW, and use RAID, if available...)
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