On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:19:12 -0600 The Wandering Dru <dru at druswanderings.net> wrote: > I would be that someone else. And it doesn't really have to do with > stability. I just don't want my server compiling software. It has > more important things to do, like serving stuff. If I need to > compile a certain program, I usually compile the package elsewhere > and then install it on the server. I don't even put compilers on my > servers. > Out of curiosity, why not have compilers on servers? I could see if it's a heavily intensive compile, but to me it makes sense to have a compiler on a server. Unless of course, it's a security concern such as an external facing webserver or firewall that will never compile code and only serve. But, even in some cases, a compiler could be warranted. Some applications require a compiler to be installed prior to them installing. -- Shawn "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." -Mark Twain Ne Obliviscaris -- "Forget Not" _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list