On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 01:28:51PM -0700, Anthony Simonelli wrote: > I have always read that a desktop should not be > running on a server but there is never an explanation > as to why. Is there any problem with running a > desktop on a server other than performance issues?
I'll take a stab and assume that the main reason people would suggest keeping the features separate is just for security reasons: if you have a server connected to the network, the odds are better that it's going to be an attack target. In that case, you'll want to reduce the number of vulnerabilities, which means keeping the number of extraneous programs to a minimum. If you can do without GNOME, it's probably best to do without GNOME. But if your users need it, then you should install it. -- Stephen R. Laniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] +(617) 308-5571 http://laniels.org/ PGP key: http://laniels.org/slaniel.key
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