SIM CD uses the CentOS Operating System. CentOS handles installation, package management and basic automated system maintenance. It was chosen due to its long term stability and reliable community support.
CentOS is the Community Enterprise Operating System. The goal of CentOS is to provide a stable Linux distribution for corporate users. CentOS is not like many free linux distributions that constantly change and deploy unstable technologies. CentOS’ stable approach allows its users to focus on applications without having to focus on changes in the underlying operating system.
CentOS is derived from sources freely provided by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible.
CentOS is developed by a team of core developers, which are supported by an active user community including system administrators, network administrators, enterprise users, managers, core Linux contributors and Linux enthusiasts from around the world.
CentOS’ advantages extend to some of the other clone projects which include:
- Active and growing user community
quickly rebuilt, tested, and QA’ed errata packages
- Extensive mirror network
developers who are contractible and responsive
- Multiple free support avenues including
- Commercial support is offered via a number of vendors
More information may be found at the CentOS Website.
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