Hi Jerry, The Apache route is probably the better route to go down (I do not consider IIS a valid proposition until Microsoft re-writes it!). The problem is that I have used an older version of AOLServer, and the thing that I find great is the docs for the TCL, and the company that I work for has standardised on TCL as the standard scripting language for several other tools.
The problem with the company is 2-fold. - C training (or re-training) is too expensive they say - Linux is only good as a "little" workstation for administering the HP-UX servers, with a word-processing capacities when StarOffice is installed - The IT director has some *strange* ideas from time to time... I have nothing against re-learning C again, and I have nothing against installing a decent linux or SCO system on my home server for development, just the problem is time, and motivation... and I will admit that the story with Gnucash does not have the effect of relighting the fire!!! - but as someone once said "Can't never did anything". The good news is that I am probably going to quit my job and go it alone over here in France, so this will be a good time to move over to a Real Multitasking And Stable Operating System, and delve into my C/C++ books once more, and I can then add Linux support and assistance in my sales brochure! The 'Cro$oft certificates on the wall look good, but all you do is slot parts of a 20 piece jigsaw together. It is nice and satisfying to play with a 1000 piece jigsaw from time to time, and don't worry, my town has just renamed a street after Fran�ois Mitterand, and I do not think that they are ready to rename another street about me! Cordially, Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Asher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] AOLServer for Windows file hosting... > Daniel, > > Rant away. We all need to let off steam now and again. > > I do have a completely different perspective. AOLserver on Win2K? When in > Rome dude.... I think that if Win2K is a requirement you should be thinking > IIS or Apache, that's what most everyone is using on that platform. And > the AOLServer community is small as it is. To be successful at AOLserver > and Win2K, you will definitely need to be C proficient, and probably *nix > proficient as well. You're going to be a test pilot.... > > As an aside, after twenty years of not getting source with the software I > require, and not being able to fix show stopper bugs, what a joy it is to > have the source once more. I literally feel like I can breathe once more. > > That's not to say that the open source / linux world doesn't have problems > dealing with installation dealing with numbers of libraries, complexity of > interactions, quality, versioning, etc. I'd love to try gnucash (will > quicken ever offer an undo feature, or (emacs) lossage, or an accountant's > journal, all of which are needed when your two year old starts banging on > your keyboard?) but here's what gnucash says about the issue: > > >For many, if not most, users of GNU/Linux, the installation of the latest > >(1.6.x) versions of GnuCash requires a substantial effort to > >install/upgrade dozens of supporting libraries. Although the effort > >depends on the distribution and on your experience, it has proved to be > >overwhelming and impossible for many, many users. Unless you feel quite > >confident in your abilities, and are willing to take the time to diagnose > >install problems on your own, it is recommended that you not upgrade to > >gnucash-1.6, but rather, wait until your favorite distribution includes > >gnucash-1.6 by default. > > Best of luck in your endeavors! I hope you avoid the fate of many test > pilots, and have no streets named after you. > > > Jerry > ======================================================== > Jerry Asher [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1678 Shattuck Avenue Suite 161 Tel: (510) 549-2980 > Berkeley, CA 94709 Fax: (877) 311-8688
