On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Cynthia Wahome <cwahome@jambo.co.ke> wrote:

Hello All
Am not a linux expert per say,but i would like your comments
Am currently using Windows and i intend to switch over to linux

I have two distros available with me.CentOS and Ubuntu.
I need to have an enterprise class system that can do webserver,
mailserver etc
I have googled around and both compare the same.Now i wud like to hear
from a techie view.

Which would you guys recommend i start with?
Kind regards

Cynthia

@Cynthia, imho, big mistake! :-)

1) Learn it first thoroughly and test your various scenario deployments. ( minimum 1 year )

2) Learn to support it. ( minimum 1 year )

3) Keep your learning curve continuos into 3 and 4th year.

You are now ready to make the transition.

Without these, you are going to run into major problems and remember its a DIY service or the nearest help is either google or skunks...

Whatever you do, for enterprise look at commercial support scenarios but do learn it first and quite comprehensively.

Me thots.. :-)