Hi Gary, IMO:
I've been using: - Windows in its various forms for 17 years. - Unix in a variety of versions for 17 years. - Linux (Debian, Ubuntu and Redhat) for 6 years. - others e.g. MacOS, Mac OSX, VMS, DOS, etc for a number of years. My preference is Linux. - Debian on the servers (for stability). - Ubuntu on the desktop (for currency). Ubuntu is based on Debian with 6 monthly updates. Why? - The open source development model tends to lead to more secure code (many, many eyes looking for bugs). - Projects are normally Standards based. Therefore less susceptable to proprietry whims. - The pace of development over the last six years has been phenomenal. - Debian derived projects have an excellent package management system (apt-get) for keeping your systems current, upgrading etc. - Linux puts fun back into computing if you're willing to read the manuals occasionally. Bruce "Gary Watry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/06/2007 04:56 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Please respond to OSGeo Discussions <[email protected]> To "UMN-List-Serve *****" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject [OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux Hi everyone I need advice from the experts I am running Windows Server 2003 with Apache and Mapserver. I currently have 9 sites running Mapserver The Center wants to move to Linux from SGI I want to run Mapserver with dbox (Steve, dbox run on Linux?) Mapserver as WMS feed to MapBuilder. On the database side is it 1. PostGIS or PostgreSQL 2. PostGIS and PostgreSQL (think I have to run PostGIS as front to PostgreSQL). Question: What do I gain by going to Linux? What do I gain by staying in a Windows Environment? Any thoughts appreciated! -------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended solely for the person or entity for which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your computer. ____________________________________________ Gary L. Watry GIS Coordinator Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies FSU / COAPS Johnson Building, RM 215 2035 East Paul Dirac Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2840 Phone (850) 645-7457 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Notice: This email and any attachments may contain information that is personal, confidential, legally privileged and/or copyright.No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and remove viruses. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. You are not authorised to use, communicate or rely on the information contained in this email. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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