Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 was released yesterday. My school district has standardized on Debian for several key applications such as Request Tracker and Moodle over the last year. While it may not have the glitzy, commercial appeal of RedHat or Suse, it’s rock-solid. The new version brings all the major components up to recent versions and features a new installer with support for enterprise-grade features like LVM. If you’re considering Linux for a server in your district, give Debian a look. Once you go apt, you never go back.