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Which is the ideal Linux distro for Small Business Server?

I've got a few distro's in mind, which of these could be a good OS for a small business server that functions as a file and print server, an internet gateway, DHCP server rolled into one. I'm looking at: Open SuSE 10.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ubuntu Server Fedora Core 5+ Please, no Windows Server crap.

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1. well open suse is still at 10.2 :P fedora core is quite a heavy distro for a small print server. ive never liked ubuntu is it too much to ask for somthing to work straight off? cent os seems to be the perfect server os from what ive seen
2. Congratulations on a wise choice! ANY of those Linux servers will be less costly, more reliable, and more secure than ANY Microsoft product. However, to choose between those great Linux products will depend on what you are trying to do with you Linux server. Each of those products have they good points and bad, and it would be necessary to know what your priorities are before selection. For example, how many servers, and how many client computers? Is Security, ease of use, or performance your most important issue? Apache server, which is also an open source product (non Microsoft) is not even on your list, but is a favorite with Enterprise System Administrators.