TurboLinux,OpenBSD,Debian....r they on right path...

[healtheworld]

Hello friends,
The questions that i m asking from u experts are not technical issues.
Few of friends are planning to open a Service Company which will provide help and support in installation ,and configuration of Linux/Unix Based Networks for various segments (Home Users, Schools and Small Home Business ). After a long research on the topics .They hv finalized three operating systems for various segments.

1. Home User .. OpenBSD (for home Firewalls and NAT)
2. Debian Linux for Schools and Govt. Organisation
3. TurboLinux for Business Segment


When i asked them about the reasons behind their selections of these operating systems. They just avoid telling the secrets...


Now If i may ask u , Why they hav chosen TurboLinux when there are lot of other vendors (REDHAT ,SUSE,CALDERA).

(a)Can any one explain how TurboLinux is different from others,
(b)Is Debian Linux reliable enough to move to practical business.
(c)Why to select OpenBSD as a firewall..


Plz help to grasp these concepts better....

[Tuttle]

c) OpenBSD is about as tight as it gets in terms of security - they're not joking about having "only one remote hole in the default install, in more than 7 years". If you have time to learn it (and being a support company I'm sure they'll take the time to master whatever they're pushing), it's a great choice for firewall boxes.

b) I think so. We use Debian on all our Linux boxes where I work, and I love it. The installation still bites (Debian 3.1 is going to re-do the install system completely), but once it's installed it's incredibly simple to maintain. They lean towards stability and consistency instead of newness - instead of bundling new versions of each package when they're available, they'll maintain the same version for an entire Debian release and just backport security fixes as necessary. That way you can keep a system secure without having to deal with config file changes etc. Applying those upgrades is so simple a trained monkey (or cow-orker ) could do it.

a) Dunno, never looked at TurboLinux.