Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on the server side

Rafael Barrera Oro wrote:
> The issue is, as you should already must have guessed, if its a
> good idea to deploy Gentoo in a server. For the first time, i have the
> opportunity to install Gentoo on a properly set (almost pimped out)
> server and i wanted to be sure i know what i am doing before getting
> on with it. Where i work at, the tradition is to go with FreeBSD
> (which is, without a doubt, very stable) but since our FreeBSD guru
> parted i've been juggling the idea of starting to use Gentoo on
> servers instead of using it only on desktops.
> I have always found very useful stuff in www.gentoo.org
> <http://www.gentoo.org>, however, i have not found a specific server
> side faq. Does anyone know where i could get such documentation?
>
> Any pointers, opinions, faqs, insights, etc will be greatly appreciated

I use 2 Gentoo servers for my work activities (I need at least 2 Linux deploy hosts for the database cluster product I participate in building).

Since using Gentoo early in 2006, I haven't had any stability issues, and I'm fairly aggressive with updates - every month.

Cheers

Mark

P.s: Funny - I use FreeBSD as my workstation os...

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