> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Apache config > <snip> > > As for the whole open source argument, no, IIS nor third-party IIS tools > are > open source. For something that is essentially a commodity, like a web > server, I have never needed the ability to edit the source, I wouldn't be > qualified to edit the source, and I suspect that this is true for many of > the people on this list. Out of curiosity, are you an Apache committer? If > you're not, have you made changes to the Apache source? If you do make > changes, what do you do when a new version comes out? How are you any > better > in this respect than the "one man companies" you mention above? > I am not an Apache committer, and I would not be qualified to be one. I do know that there are thousands of eyes looking at the Apache source and finding bugs and vulnerabilities. I do upgrade my Apache versions from time to time, and I do it more often if a serious vulnerability is found. Unlike Windows, however, this is not very often.
On linux, apache gets automatically updated between minor versions as part of the nightly update. > > Ok, maybe not so simple, but once you get the hang of it, you > > can feel the power. Just like using linux for servers > > instead of windows. It takes time to learn how to administer > > it, but once you do, you'll never go back. For one thing you > > won't have to worry about monthly security patches. They > > silently download at night without ever needing a reboot. My > > Linux server has been up for 91 days. People have their > > servers up for years at a time without rebooting. Can you > > say the same about windows? > > Actually, the vast majority of Windows patches no longer need a reboot, > and > if you think 91 days is an impressive uptime number, well, I'm sorry to > say, > but most of my Windows servers have higher uptime than that. > Vast majority is not all. I have my servers set to auto reboot when windows patches come out, and they have been rebooting on a monthly basis. The last time they rebooted was 12/17. If your servers have a higher uptime then 91 days, you must not be doing your job of patching server very well. Now I said my Linux server has an uptime of 91 days. The only reason it's so small, is because I was probably having some issue, and still have the preconceived notion from the Windows world that a reboot usually fixes things. If I didn't reboot manually, I would've had a much higher uptime, and as I've mentioned, I have seen Linux servers with uptimes measured in years, all while receiving nightly updates. Russ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:267072 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
