Gentoo, in my opinion, makes a poor production platform. Others have had
success with it, but I would recommend 1 of the big 3 'stable' linux
platforms out there:
* RHES
* SUSE
* Debian
As far as hardware goes, IBM has some nice x86 intro servers that fit
into that price catagory.
-Barry
John wrote:
> I need to get a server to run Postgres, Sun's AS8 and nothing else. I am
> favouring Linux and am aiming for a cheap server (around £900 / $1600).
> Does anyone have recommendations for a) Hardware and b) Distro. I am
> inclined to use Gentoo, but that's only because I'm used to it.
>
> John
