Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread David Benfell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/09/2013 03:13 AM, M Saunders wrote: > > which has some useful tips. But it'd be interesting to hear from > people running Arch on production servers, how well it works for > them and what (if any) problems they've faced. > Mine is pretty small

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Don deJuan
On 07/09/2013 10:27 AM, Florian Dejonckheere wrote: > On 9 July 2013 14:24, Florian Pritz wrote: >> On 09.07.2013 12:13, M Saunders wrote: >>> I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on production servers? I >>> mean, the distro's overall simplicity and trimmed-down base >>> installation are

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread kachelaqa
On 09/07/13 11:13, M Saunders wrote: But it'd be interesting to hear from people running Arch on production servers, how well it works for them and what (if any) problems they've faced. There are quite a few threads on the Arch Forum on this topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?i

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Chester Wisniewski
On 07/09/13 06:13, M Saunders wrote: Hi all, I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based newsstand Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for testing new app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on produc

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Florian Dejonckheere
On 9 July 2013 14:24, Florian Pritz wrote: > > On 09.07.2013 12:13, M Saunders wrote: > > I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on production servers? I > > mean, the distro's overall simplicity and trimmed-down base > > installation are plus points here, but surely a rolling release poses

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Florian Pritz
On 09.07.2013 12:13, M Saunders wrote: > I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on production servers? I > mean, the distro's overall simplicity and trimmed-down base > installation are plus points here, but surely a rolling release poses > problems. After installation you just want security

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Paladin
On 2013-07-09 11:13, M Saunders wrote: > I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based > newsstand Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for > testing new app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. > > I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on product

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Paul Gideon Dann
On Tuesday 09 Jul 2013 11:13:08 M Saunders wrote: > I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based newsstand > Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for testing new > app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. > > I'm still left wondering though: who uses i

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Gaetan Bisson
Obviously, I am biased, but... [2013-07-09 11:13:08 +0100] M Saunders: > After installation you just want security and critical bug > fix updates for software, and not major version bumps, right? If you are prepared to stick to a given feature set, maybe. Then, you might be able to achieve near-a

Re: [arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread Chris Down
Hi Mike, On 2013-07-09 11:13, M Saunders wrote: > I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based > newsstand Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for > testing new app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. > > I'm still left wondering though: who uses it

[arch-general] Arch Linux on servers?

2013-07-09 Thread M Saunders
Hi all, I'm writing a feature about Arch for Linux Format, a UK-based newsstand Linux magazine. I've been using Arch myself for a while for testing new app releases, and it's brilliant for that purpose. I'm still left wondering though: who uses it on production servers? I mean, the distro's overa