From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IxmbY-00058X-Mv for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:51:13 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.2/8.14.0) with SMTP id lATGnrPk004621; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:49:53 GMT Received: from smtp-1.orange.nl (smtp-1.orange.nl [193.252.22.241]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.2/8.14.0) with ESMTP id lATGjY68031968 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:45:35 GMT Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf6009.orange.nl (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 7E2A9700008B for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:45:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from [192.168.2.183] (s5590cf7b.adsl.wanadoo.nl [85.144.207.123]) by mwinf6009.orange.nl (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 4969E7000089 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:45:34 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20071129164534300.4969E7000089@mwinf6009.orange.nl Message-ID: <474EEC66.1010601@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:44:22 +0100 From: Aniruddha User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071129) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on the server side References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060701040406020006070809" X-Archives-Salt: ca8ca7cd-227d-4087-8ae5-d4d0a8aff271 X-Archives-Hash: f7a2eef4cf8859f127559b67439dad6a This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060701040406020006070809 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 > , 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 > > best wishes > > Rafael > Don't forget to subscribe to gentoo-announce and gentoo-server mailinglists. And off course is Gentoo suited for server! One of the largest Dutch social networking sites (hyves.nl) uses Gentoo Linux for it's servers, here are the specs: Hyves.nl servers: 450 64-bits Linux servers (Gentoo) 35 miljoen pageviews per day http://forum.nedlinux.nl/viewtopic.php?id=25934 --------------060701040406020006070809 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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, 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

best wishes

Rafael

Don't forget to subscribe to gentoo-announce and gentoo-server mailinglists. And off course is Gentoo suited for server! One of the largest Dutch social networking sites (hyves.nl) uses Gentoo Linux for it's servers, here are the specs:

Hyves.nl servers:

450 64-bits Linux servers (Gentoo)
35 miljoen pageviews per day

http://forum.nedlinux.nl/viewtopic.php?id=25934

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