You aren't talking about production boxes here, are you?
I thought that Action Pack stuff couldn't be used on production boxes.
I'd have to re-read my licensing, but...
As a side note, its no longer called Action Pack. Although, I have been
unable to successfully use their web-site to register for the new partner
program.
At 05:04 PM 8/1/2004, you wrote:
>Subject: What would you choose?
>From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:18:28 -0400
>Thread:
>http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid=13583&forumid=5#123204
>
>Well - from your stated software list it seems like Linux is an obvious
>choice - the learning curve is pretty high, comparatively, but only because
>there really aren't that many choices. Taken by itself it's not
>particularly hard (although if you're used to Windows Server then it can be
>pretty big change of gears). I think that Sun is also freely licensing
>Solaris for home use at this point (right?) but I think that would be even
>more of a pain in the butt.
>
>
>
>If you do want an MS OS you might consider subscribing to the MS Action Pack
>(do a search for it). For (I think) $200 you get not-for-resale copies of
>all major MS releases with multiple (but limited use) keys. This includes
>Windows 2000 (all flavors), Windows 2003 (all flavors) and Windows XP (all
>flavors). You get four, quarterly software updates for your 1-year
>subscription.
>
>
>
>Personally I'm running Windows 2003 with the beta of MS Virtual Server on
>that. I've then got six or seven virtual Windows 2000 and a couple of Linux
>development servers set up on that box (of which I can run three or four at
>a time with the amount of RAM I have).
>
>
>
>I just mention this because of the way you're talking about installing
>software - using the virtual machines you can set up a dedicated virtual box
>for PHP, another for CF, another for BlueDragon and so forth. You never
>have to worry about what will work with what again.
>
>
>
>Jim Davis
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