Hi Jerry,
First rule of Linux is that "Linux is not a Windows replacement". Now, if
you can work past that one....
Linux will run on anything, including a diskless computer running from a
floppy (used as a router normally).
BUT...
Linux still shares enough of its UNIX roots to be of dubious value as an all
purpose desktop operating system. We build a lot of Linux systems and
99.99% of them end up where they belong: as shared systems in Engineering
clusters or workgroups. The benefits of low cost and stability (stable only
in text mode...NOT using the desktop GUI) is a hard enticement to ignore.
However, as with everything else in life, the benefits come at a cost. The
cost is the effort that you MUST put in to ensure hardware compatibility and
the steep learning curve that comes with almost any effort to customize the
kernel or add modules.
Having said this, if you and your customers are yearning for the challenge
of really learning about how all of that stuff in the beige box works, Linux
is the best thing to come along since sliced bread. This is definitely an
operating system for the curious and I can't think of any other computer
experience, except perhaps for 3D modeling and animation, that rewards hard
work as much as Linux. So, if you're ready to take the plunge, first
consult each of the Linux sites (Red Hat, SUSE, etc.) for hardware
compatibility. If this is your first effort, make sure that the hardware
that you choose is "certified" by the vendor and is not based on "community
knowledge". Community knowledge usually means extra work and this is best
to tackle after you've become comfortable with kernel and module
modifications that maybe needed to get all of this stuff to work.
Hope that this helps. Good luck!
Regards,
Steve Collins
AlternateRealities - High Performance Networks and Computers
Phone: (819)669-8885
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From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jerry the fatboy crider
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:40 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] new to red hat ??
hi there listers, iam a real frugel kinda builder, i wanted to know what
kind system reqments are for lyniux red hat are there, i build older model
systems that poeple on low bugets can afford,like the smallest i will go is
a 400 cpu and aint had a need to build a big bad fast as lighting 2.4 or
higher yet iam perrty comfortable running my gateway is a 900 cpu with a 40.
gig hard drive with ram punched out at 512 mb, so what would make a good
system to run red hat on on a buget.jerry the fatboy crider
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