At 12:35 PM 1/23/99 -0600, you wrote:
>On 23 Jan 99, at 10:00, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 07:35:38PM -0700, Bruce Hart (Hart Consulting)
>> wrote: > leaning toward using dual-processor NT servers (initially one for
>> the web
>
>> Use Linux and you will greatly increase the performance, reliability,
>> scalability, and security of your systems while simultaneously decreasing
>> the initial and continuing costs. (Or you really want to pay for a
>> fully-supported commercial product, use BSDI.)
>>
>> Use NT and you are setting yourself up for failure. No analysis that any
>> of us could contribute will avoid that.
>
>I, given more my attitude than experience, would say that the linux
>or bsdi route would be at least less expensive. I believe that bsdi
>costs about US$1,000.00 but it includes many features that would be
>additional to an NT server. Here is an old comparison on the bsdi
>site:
>
>http://www.bsdi.com/white-papers/compare.mhtml
>
>At iserver they use bsdi and it works great. But there must be a
>newer comparison somewhere.
>
>I think that given the money, expertise, and hardware one could
>create a solution that works with NT. It would be interesting to
>note the major sites which use NT vs. Unices.
>
Or try using FreeBSD instead of Linux. There are a lot of sites
using it (The Internet Movie Database and Yahoo are 2 of the biggest sites).
Matt Soffen
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