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> has always enjoyed the reputation of being the most bulletproof distro if you could afford it. I've always heard that said about Debian more than about Red H
by duozerk 10y ago
> has always enjoyed the reputation of being the most bulletproof distro if you could afford it.
I've always heard that said about Debian more than about Red Hat (though Red Hat certainly is pretty stable).
Red Hat has a lot more success in businesses though because you can get contractual support; which may not only be useful if you don't want to get the skills in-house but also because your own customer may contractually require it.
- infodroid 10y agoDebian also has an impressive reputation for quality. In many cases it has achieved, through its vast user and developer network, what Red Hat could only achieve through paid staff and commercial resources. But this is not true in all areas, especially in some aspects that matter to companies such as training/certification and having good up-to-date documentation. And as a volunteer-driven project, I don't think Debian can ever be as responsive to end-user problems or requirements as a commercial product can be. But it definitely gives Red Hat a good run for its money. For example, the Debian LAMP stack has long been and still is the gold standard.
- lima 10y agoDebian is truly a solid alternative. Ubuntu, less so. They're shipping an impressive amount of new features, even on LTS releases, but their QA is nowhere as good as Debian or Ubuntu's.