Am 10.05.2013 um 23:49 schrieb Digimer lists@alteeve.ca:
On 05/10/2013 05:46 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 10.05.2013 23:41, schrieb Digimer:
Because CentOS works just fine for them. They've used it going back to CentOS 4 days without issue. Suggesting they rebuild long-in-production servers for the sake of a backup company is not going to fly.
who needs to rebuild? replace the release-packages and you are mostly done
that is what "binary compatible" means the only changes in CentOS are release name and logos / trademarks
That it is someone else's money doesn't change my responsibility to deliver the best bang for the buck
that is a differnet story as above
after years of expierience i would recommend let them alone in case of service you can and will not provide at your own because you will be resposible for any mistake from the customers point of view becasue you recommended whatever
As I mentioned initially; We don't do backups and we don't want to do it, either. That said, it's a service our clients are (strongly) asking for.
We're not looking for a company to simply recommend, but one to partner with or become a reseller of. The goal is that the client maintains a single point of contact, us, and we pay a proper backup company for the support and service.
Not sure what your scenario looks like but what about
-- LF