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mynis01

#! Die Hard

From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 1,714

Re: Debian Declining?

Anyone who thinks that data obtained from distro watch is a good measure of anything, aside from the amount of people downloading a given distro from distrowatch, is sadly mistaken. There's probably debian servers that have been rolling into new releases every 2 years for 6+ years, none if which were used to run a web browser with which to visit distrowatch and then download a .iso to upgrade from.

pvsage

Internal Affairs

From: North Carolina

Registered: 2009-10-18

Posts: 8,991

Re: Debian Declining?

Debian is #1 in linux servers for quite some time now, edging out CentOS.

I thought Red Hat Enterprise Linux was the heavy hitter in Linux servers...don't hear much talk about Debian certification, but RHCE and RHCSA are a bonus to have on your CV.

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mynis01

#! Die Hard

From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 1,714

Re: Debian Declining?

Debian is #1 in linux servers for quite some time now, edging out CentOS.

I thought Red Hat Enterprise Linux was the heavy hitter in Linux servers...don't hear much talk about Debian certification, but RHCE and RHCSA are a bonus to have on your CV.

Not sure about the exact statistics but I'd wager you're right about RHEL being more common at least in large scale corporate environments. Whether that means that there's more RHEL or debian servers out there is up for debate. The linode server this forum runs off of for example is running debian. Would that be added into the statistics? Or is it just considered a VM offered as a "application as a service?" And as far as the certifications go, I think that people who administrate debian servers for a living probably have more generic certifications, for example LPIC.

sqlpython

#! Die Hard

Registered: 2011-11-28

Posts: 820

Re: Debian Declining?

The Arch-based distro's are on the rise.
I would submit that *we* are a bit biased when it comes to our objectivity. I know I think Debian is better,

........and you would be correct..(Debian is Better)  case closed. ( I am too old to mince words)

but someone running Bridge (Arch with Xfce) thinks I'm smoking crack and might as well be using Ubuntu.

   That would be me (running Bridge Xfce that is) but I don't think that you are smoking crack.

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rizzo

#! wanderer

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Registered: 2008-11-25

Posts: 5,100

Re: Debian Declining?

hmmm, Bridge looks interesting. I've always had a soft spot for Arch

el_koraco

#!/loony/bun

From: inside Ed

Registered: 2011-07-25

Posts: 4,643

Re: Debian Declining?

I thought Red Hat Enterprise Linux was the heavy hitter in Linux servers...don't hear much talk about Debian certification, but RHCE and RHCSA are a bonus to have on your CV.

Not webservers. Virtualization, application servers and so on.

pitje

#! Junkie

From: me to you

Registered: 2009-02-10

Posts: 437

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Re: Debian Declining?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridg … _Headlines

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lcafiero

The #! Guy

From: Felton, California, USA

Registered: 2011-07-21

Posts: 1,352

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Re: Debian Declining?

The problem with Betteridge's Law is that in many cases the reader really looks for a "yes," even though generally the answer is "no" (which is why we, in the press, try to avoid headlines that ask a question).

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SabreWolfy

#! Die Hard

Registered: 2009-03-09

Posts: 1,269

Re: Debian Declining?

"Is the answer to most headlines endling in a question, 'No'?" ?

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el_koraco

#!/loony/bun

From: inside Ed

Registered: 2011-07-25

Posts: 4,643

Re: Debian Declining?

which is why we, in the press, try to avoid headlines that ask a question

Oh, come on, I've trolled so many politicians with rhetorical question titles, it's borderline inhuman.

mynis01

#! Die Hard

From: 127.0.0.1

Registered: 2010-07-02

Posts: 1,714

Re: Debian Declining?

A large portion of the job postings I've seen in my area are SAN related and use some kind of UNIX. The rest, are using either RHEL or M$. Admittedly, I can't recall a single job listing that ever asked for experience with debian/ubuntu. But it's kinda like with networking, even if you're trying to get a job installing equipment for Alcatel-Lucent or HP or someone, they still want someone that is Cisco certified.