I would question his reason for this statement....

A coworker claims that all unix admins should never install open source
binaries. They should build using the source.

On 8/2/07, Vigorito, Nicholas E. <NICHOLAS.E.VIGORITO@(protected):
> I am going to install Tomcat standalone (not fronted by Apache) on a
> Linux box that will eventually be opened up to small portion of the
> outside world.
>
> I am a developer and as such haven't ever done anything with Tomcat
> except install the binaries on my Windows machine and run it locally for
> development purposes.
>
> A coworker claims that all unix admins should never install open source
> binaries. They should build using the source.
>
> Looking for a concensus. Is it ok to install the Tomcat binaries or
> should I build using the Tomcat source then install? Reasons why?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nick
>

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