[ale] Suse vs. Ubuntu. Is is worth the time to switch to ubuntu?

[Brian Pitts]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Commercial support isn't just about paying someone for tech support.  It
> also includes what other commercial products are supported on the
> platform.  e.g. If you're planning to use Oracle products they only
> "certify" RHEL/SUSE and their own so called "Unbreakable Linux".  Not to
> say someone couldn't make it work on another flavor (I've forced our
> DBAs to use FC6 for Oracle R12) but it does take some work and you'll be
> SOL if you try to call Oracle about it because they'll say its not a
> "supported platform".  

This is a good point, and it's is an area where RHEL/SuSE clearly have a 
major advantage. The only list I could fine of software with support by 
its vendor on Ubuntu is at 
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/SoftwareCatalogue. It includes 
PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, and VMware, but not much else. This list can't 
be comprehensive; I know that Alfresco, for instance, also provides 
support for its product on Ubuntu.

-Brian