[mohaa] Distributions

[Eric Koldeweij]

richardnharrison at btinternet.com wrote:

>This is more of a general question rather than a mohaa specific quesiton but i am sure its one that i could get a decent answer from the readers of this list.
>I am rather new to linux but am wondering if different distributions offer different performance aspects to gaming servers. 
>

Basically, no. They all use the same kernel, so the real OS and all 
hardware drivers are the same on every distribution. However, besides 
the kernel also dozens of applications and services are installed which 
(can) differ among distributions. These running processes could 
adversely affect performance. X-windows is a good example of this.

I'd suggest use the distro you're most comfortable with and don't run 
unnecessary services.

Eric.