[H-GEN] Linux kernel 2.2 and RedHat 6.0 Stability

[Martin Pool]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Martin Pool <martinp at mincom.com>)

Steve Elliott wrote:

> The machine I have in mind for linux will be a web dev machine - what
> would be the ideal linux flavour to use with that in mind ( don't wanna
> spark a heated debate here ) and any pointers to some good web dev tools
> ?

BSD has a reputation for being more performant and stable in server
configurations.  I think the best advice on choosing a distribution is
to use what your friends use so that they can help you.  RedHat or
Debian or *BSD should be fine.

For web development these days I would configure something like 1 *
400MHz / 2 * 10GB IDE / 256MB.

You certainly want to look at PHP3 <http://www.php.org/> -- very
productive and easy to use Perl-like scripting language.

For more complex applications you should look at Zope
<http://www.zope.org/> or JServ <http://java.apache.org/>, in that
order.  Zope has a very interesting model which is ultimately more
productive but perhaps harder to understand than JServ.

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