The more I evaluate the current state of Linux server distros — by actually trying them out in my home lab — I cannot help but realize how much better Ubuntu server really is than Red Hat. I really have a hard time understanding why enterprise consistently still picks Red Hat. Whatever the reason, it’s not very well informed by practical experience.
Red Hat fails on so many levels I would have to write a book about it, essentially, Red Hat has IBM “sickness” overcomplicating things unnecessarily and focusing on technologies that just don’t matter, that whole “you’ll use what we give you” instead of actually listening to users.
Canonical has made huge mistakes, but that company definitely listens more to the industry users, enterprise and the rest. In fact, it has been their mantra from the beginning, focused on usability at every level. But here are the main reasons:
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