Re: Linux distro

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On 08/01/07 21:44, Andrej Ricnik-Bay wrote:
> On 8/2/07, Ron Johnson <ron(dot)l(dot)johnson(at)cox(dot)net> wrote:
>
>>> As an alternative viewpoint, I've been running the latest postgres on
>>> Mac OS X Server 10.4, and it's been great for me. It was my first time
>>> using a server, and my first serious use of postgres (although I have
>>> had a lot of previous unix experience.) All the power of unix, all the
>>> ease of the Macintosh (and it's server installation gives you lots of
>> Pardon me for being the contrarian, but why does a server need a
>> GUI? Isn't that just extra RAM & CPU overhead that could be more
>> profitably put to use powering the application?
> Amen =)
>
> Unnecessary waste of resources, plus artificial introduction of stuff
> that can potentially make the machine go belly-up... a dedicated
> server should have the bare minimum install; as much as necessary
> and as little as possible.

That's (one reason) why I like Debian. It's packages are so
granular that you can only install what you want to install.

I.e., Python without the GNOME or KDE language bindings, which would
also drag in GNOME/KDE and X.org.

> /me cringes at the idea of flying toasters slowing down a query ... :D

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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