Yah, but then you're time slicing a fragment of a box, often with restrictions on what you can do with it e.g. you get the 1.4.2 JVM because that's what the server has on it, you get the standard package list and can't install more, etc.A virtual server may well work for a lot of applications, but in my experience it's not a good platform to deploy a complex web application on unless you're *very* sure beforehand that the server template has all the packages and permissions you're going to need. If you get your own box, you have control and can put whatever JVM, .jars, .rpms, whatever on it you want.
In the case I described, the only restrictions is that you can not load new modules in the kernel. Not a big deal IMO... You can install whatever packages you need (on a CentOS aka RHEL base) in a 15Gb disk.
Good enough for 99% of people no? -jec --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
