Re: Re: tlug: TLUG server Linux distribution

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Uc^ida Masatomo wrote:

> Hello, everybody.
> 
> Marc wrote:
> > > Note that the server is going to be in the PHT office and 
> > > Scott Stone, principle developer of TurboLinux, is the 
> > > primary system admin for the server.
> > 
> > Sounds good.  Either way, it's most likely that the distribution that will
> > be installed will use RPMs.  Making RPMs might a good part of installing
> > and configuring the addidion software.  
> 
>  I also support to use TurboLinux. At the same time I propose
> to use 'TurboLinux 1.4J' instead of 'TurboLinux 1.2'.  Using
> 2.1.88 kernel is also a good idea.
>  We'd like to contribute to Linux Society. Most servers won't dare
> to use developping kernels nor developping packages. But Linux Society
> always needs frontiers to make Linux better.

1.4J isn't ready yet.  It will be soon.  I suppose we can use that, it's
not that much different from 1.2 as far as the server components go.

As for 2.1.88 - I say we should stay with the stable 2.0.33 kernel.  What
are the perceived advantages to 2.1.88?

> 
>  Kernel 2.1.88 is working fine at my Linux boxes. Why don't you try it?
> 
> P.S. Relating to UPS, yesterday one of my co-workers cut off power by
> mistake at my laboratory. I was using 3 Linux boxes (Cyrix,486,Pentium).
> Even though fsck began to work, I had no damage. I have a feeling that
> Linux doesn't need UPS.
> 
> Cheers,
> Masa    Uc^ida Masatomo,Hidaka,Saitama,Japanio
> <http://www1.nisiq.net/~masatomo>
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc. 
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
http://www.pht.co.jp	        http://www.turbolinux.com


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Next TLUG Nomikai: 11 March Wed 1998 Tengu TokyoEkiMae 19:30
Chuo-ku, Kyobashi 1-1-6, EchiZenYa Bld. B1/B2 03-3275-3691
Next TLUG Meeting: 11 April 1998 Saturday, Tokyo Station
Featuring Tague Griffith of Netscape i18n talking on source code
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