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Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC
- From: David Thurman <dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Apr 2 07:13:50 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
on 4-2-02 3:35 PM, Kevin D at kdlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx was reported to have
made a statement that said this:
>> Thanks for the response . . . But if that is the case, then why spend so
> much
>> on a RAQ4 if I can build a PC that will do the same for much much less?
>
> You have to build it.
> No tidy .pkg files for software updates.
>
> Kevin
>
Not totally true on Linux. We use Debian OO on our other boxes as well as
FreeBSD and Redhat. Debian uses an Apt-Get installer program that is just as
easy if not easier then Cobalt. Webmin will do almost everything you need.
We use Webmin just for DNS, and do apache and other stuff by hand.
--
Thank you,
David E Thurman
The Web Presence Group
309.676.5688
dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.webpresencegroup.net