Comments by "" (@robbylock1741) on "Debian is 30 this year. Here's why it's still worth using." video.

I'm a retired Unix/Linux Sys Admin. For stability and security, for me it's still Slackware, followed by Debian Stable for non-commercial use. For enterprise servers, for me the only choice has been RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Oh and in case you are wondering, my current "daily driver" is Fedora's MATE-Compiz spin as my desktop. That said, it's JMHO and what is best for you is what works for you! That's the beauty of having all the various distros to choose from!
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@kefka900 We ran Netware at one of the places I worked - yeah them were the days! And I still have a set of Red Hat floppies ... some place!
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@JohnGMeadows I think I had the same book! And while I mostly run Fedora on a number of different laptops and desktops, I still run Slackware (now 15.0) as my file server/backup server (waves to Patrick!) on an older HP workstation that has a DAT tape drive - yeah my life is backed up to tape!
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Retired Linux sys admin here, in the past I would have said CentOS as RHEL is still the standard Linux at most businesses and enterprises where I have contacts. Now I'd say something along the line of Rocky Linux but that's just me - yeah I've never been a fan of Canonical and some of the moves they've made in the past.
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One thing more about Debian! They still support 32 bit for those that need it, I have Debian MATE installed on an old Dell Inspiron MINI 10 and it runs flawlessly giving the old netbook new life.
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@arnox4554 or Rocky Linux which is based on RHEL would be good too. But most companies should be able to afford RHEL and it's business use that I recommend it. For home use . take your pick!
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@stephenlopiano1599 Most of the drivers are incorporated into the kernel and as the distros get their kernels from the same source, not so much an issue.
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@Hun_Uinaq unlike Debian you can call Red Hat support at 3 am on a Sunday to help resolve a critical issue with a production and public facing server, yes it happened and they resolved the issue quickly. With Debian, you can goggle, cross your fingers and hope someone else had the same problem and posted a solution. Hey many times someone has! But if you're the CIO of a company and server downtime plays in to the corporate bottom line and your annual reviews, you might want that level of support.
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