I used the Windows Slimserver at first and it was fine. Very easy to install and get going. The main reason I ended-up using Linux was because I couldn't get Apple Lossless encoded files to playback gapless under windows. Using ALAC on Linux solved this issue for me.
Another reason was that I wanted to get slimserver off my main Windows box and onto a server that would be running 24/7. This server was to be built on a budget with older/slower hardware. It's generally considered that Linux is somewhat better than Windows under these conditions. It also allowed me to avoid having to buy another licensed copy of Windows. Other than that, its a wash. In return for these benefits, I find that Linux tends to be more challenging to install/upgrade/maintain. Once you get it going its great (as great as on Windows), but dealing with the idosyncracies of specific distributions can be aggravating at times. I'd recommend sticking with Windows unless there's a compelling reason (like the ones I had) to try Linux. -- Gildahl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gildahl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28213 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
