[H-GEN] Linux Distribution for A Dell Poweredge 840?

[Robert Brockway]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, David Jericho wrote:

> Artificial optimisation is exactly that. It's false. With storage at
> $0.80 per GB and processors sprouting cores at the rate they are, there
> is no real benefit to gain from worrying about 100 vs 200 vs 800 MB of a
> system install. You'd probably spend more time and cost reducing this
> percevied overhead, than you'd ever gain back.

Hi David.  It isn't about disk, which is cheap as you note.  It is about 
security and managability, at least for me and others.  Software that is 
not installed cannot be started to open a hole or cause other problems. 
I always build boxes bottom up (starting from a pure base install) and it 
is less time consuming than installing a lot of stuff and pruning.

> Short of my personal views on Debian inspiring poor administration
> practise, Linux is Linux is Linux is Unix from an administration
> perspective.

What makes you think Debian inspired poor admin practices?

Cheers,

Rob

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