[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Straw poll: preferred Linux distributions for VMWare images?

[Julian Treadwell]

We at James Cook University run our virtual servers on Centos 4.3.  
There are no problems that I'm aware of.

Dan Scott wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have built a VMWare image of Evergreen based on Gentoo Linux that's
> currently in testing with a few people to ensure that all is well in
> the base image (as documented at
> http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=installing_prerequisites_on_gentoo) 
>
>
> I know someone else (Paul) is working on an Ubuntu (6.06 Dapper
> Drake)-based VMWare image.
>
> Assuming that I or other people find the time to work on some more
> VMWare images and flesh out install documentation, what Linux
> distributions would you be most interested in having install
> documentation for and access to VMWare images?
>
> I've created a quick list of likely distributions below. I've pointed
> to the latest stable  (or soon to be stable) versions because
> Evergreen has some pretty leading edge requirements. I left commercial
> distributions off the list because we probably wouldn't be able to
> redistribute the images, and I for one don't have access to the
> commercial distros. I've also left off non-Linux operating systems
> because reports from Solaris and *BSD so far suggest that's more of a
> porting effort for Evergreen than simply an install.
>
> Feel free to recommend other distros if you have a preference.
>
> * CentOS 5 (server distribution built from the source RPMs for Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux 5, minus any copyrighted images or text)
> * Debian 4.0 "Etch" (latest stable release of Debian, same distro used
> by GPLS PINES)
> * Fedora Core 7 (community distro sponsored by Red Hat that eventually
> feeds into RHEL, FC 6 seems to be used by a number of people on the
> list, but FC 7 is due at the end of May)
> * Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty" (final release due any day now, almost a year
> newer than 6.06 Dapper)
> * OpenSUSE 10.2 (community distribution by Novell that eventually
> feeds into SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
>
> Note that I *don't* want this to turn into a distro vs. distro
> flamewar, I just think getting a quick poll of your preferred Linux
> distributions for a VMWare image would be helpful in prioritizing some
> volunteer work. Of course, volunteer work means that even if 200
> people voted for a particular distro, if we don't have the required
> skills or interest in that distro then there's still no guarantee that
> anyone will put in the effort towards that distro. :)
>
> Dan Scott
> Laurentian University
>


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Julian Treadwell

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