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My existential dread about this is worsened when I read suggestions that the best possible alternative is Oracle Linux...

• JayDoubleu 6y ago
  Oracle linux is not an alternative to anything. Anything with the name Oracle is no longer alternative to anything either.
  • igotroot 6y ago
    No bullshit, but my org went to Oracle Linux and we haven't had any issues whatsoever. Not saying to switch to it, but it isn't like the server implodes if you disconnect a credit card swiper from it.
    • CydeWeys 6y ago
      Technical problems aren't the primary reason people recommend against using Oracle, it's the extortion that happens further down the road once they've got you locked in. And in the case of Oracle Linux, that seems to be almost a certainty at some point.
      • igotroot 6y ago
        Fair point, they don't have the best track record :)
      • edsemail123 6y ago
        Same scenario as getting ingested by IBM after all
        • mhd 6y ago
          I've always saw it as IBM = rabid salesmen, Oracle = rabid lawyers.
          • bogwog 6y ago
            Two competing brands of lawnmowers.
• bhouston 6y ago
  Ubuntu has been fine for us. We just jump from one LTS to the next.
  • politelemon 6y ago
    How long do you normally wait after an LTS release to start shifting?
• qz2 6y ago
  FreeBSD is looking pretty sexy suddenly.
• tyingq 6y ago
  I wonder if Amazon might do something like what they did with their Corretto java distribution.