Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on the server side

[Aniruddha]

Rafael Barrera Oro wrote:
>    The issue is, as you should already must have guessed, if its a
> good idea to deploy Gentoo in a server. For the first time, i have the
> opportunity to install Gentoo on a properly set (almost pimped out)
> server and i wanted to be sure i know what i am doing before getting
> on with it. Where i work at, the tradition is to go with FreeBSD
> (which is, without a doubt, very stable) but since our FreeBSD guru
> parted i've been juggling the idea of starting to use Gentoo on
> servers instead of using it only on desktops.
>    I have always found very useful stuff in www.gentoo.org
> <http://www.gentoo.org>, however, i have not found a specific server
> side faq. Does anyone know where i could get such documentation?
>
> Any pointers, opinions, faqs, insights, etc will be greatly appreciated
>
> best wishes
>
> Rafael
>
Don't forget to subscribe to gentoo-announce and gentoo-server
mailinglists. And off course is Gentoo suited for server! One of the
largest Dutch social networking sites (hyves.nl) uses Gentoo Linux for
it's servers, here are the specs:

Hyves.nl servers:

450 64-bits Linux servers (Gentoo)
35 miljoen pageviews per day

http://forum.nedlinux.nl/viewtopic.php?id=25934