On Thu, Nov 27, 2003, Ken Foskey wrote: > On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 10:16, David wrote: > > > Hmmm... so we should all use Windows? Dodgey logic here. ;-) > > Apache runs fine on Windows, I can assure you. Who defined it had to > run on Linux? I would like to point out that slug does support Free > and Open Source Software (FOSS) on any platform.
I don't think David was saying anything about Apache on Windows per se, I think the point was a meta-point: arguing from market share is dangerous. If you argue: Apache is the most popular webserver which implies that Apache is a good choice of webserver then you can argue: MS Windows is the most popular desktop OS which implies that MS Windows is a good choice of desktop OS by analogy. And thus using this argument as a reason to use Apache might turn on you when someone uses it to promote MS Windows when you don't think it's a good choice. However, unlike David (I think?) I think this is fair enough actually. The popularity of MS Windows *is* a reason to use it (it's familiar, there are a lot of admins who know it...). The popularity of Apache is also a reason to use Apache. Popularity is neither necessary or sufficient reason for a particular software choice, but it is a reason, nonetheless. -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
