Comment Re: Mint (Score 1) 303
Because infrastructure tools including some backup and monitoring agents only work with RHEL. I don't mind using different distros for my desktops (my right one is Ubuntu, left is Slackware, home is RHEL for cert study, coworker uses Mint) but when it's a server, I have to go with what's supported by various vendors and at the minimum, all support RHEL.
With that said, some third party application vendors use different distros for their application. A recent one had their product working only on SUSE. When we said we couldn't support it from an infrastructure management point of view, the vendor said their next version will work with RHEL. I guess they are seeing what we do. If I can't manage the environment (1,100+ servers), I don't want your product.
And to the developers, I personally don't care what your favorite distro is. When it comes into production, it must fit into the environment. We provide a standard supported distro. If you can't be arsed to check with us first, don't be surprised when we kick back your product pointing you to the standards document, and force you to ensure it works on RHEL.
[John]