Re: Linux

Darrell;
Again, thanks for your help, but I realize I'm premature. I don't intend to 
serve my own pages: I job that out to Verio. And since *all* of my software 
is Win98 based, I should not be entertaining this platform at all at the 
moment! Sorry for diverting your attention to this needless question. I 
guess I got so swept up in this fascinating dialogue that I didn't consider 
my question as thoroughly as I should have.

Yeah, I agree with the whole philosophy of open source code. One day, Linux 
will probably be a strong contender with Windows, and software will be 
written accordingly. However, for the applications I use, that day has not 
yet come.

Thanks to all,
BenO

At 07:14 AM 4/7/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Linux is a more stable environment for both development and hosting.
>
>1) I would not even consider NT for hosting...go with Linux.  Since you only
>put the files on the host *after* development, the learning curve is
>actually quite simple.  Our servers offer telnet/ftp access and an online
>manual...most people are up to speed in a week.
>
>2) Development is another story.  Development and testing taker place on
>your local machine *before* the files areuploaded to the hosting server.  I
>develop on a Win98 machine, but only because I use a couple of editors that
>are 98, including Dreamweaver by Macromedia.  I have a Linux machine that
>serves my local network, and it has not needed rebooting since I set it up.
>I intend to build another computer just to try Linux as a development
>machine.
>
>Definately host with Linuix/Unix over NT.  Although I have yet to try
>full-scale development on a Linux machine, its worth learning...of that I am
>already convinced.
>
>D
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ben Ocean <beno(at)cnw.com>
>To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:26 PM
>Subject: Linux
>
>
>Hi all;
>
>Leland Lemmert tells me I should seriously consider building on a Linux
>platform. Geez, y'all, there's only so many hours in a day <g>! Okay, I
>wanna do this right. Again, I'm a newbie: one big strike against me. In my
>favor, math is my language of choice and I have a librarian's mind, so
>although it's all new, it will quickly become 2nd nature.
>
>I'm actually a marketer and a media man. I'm building a model for local
>Internet media that I plan to take nationwide. Phase 1 of my bz. plan is
>web site development, but we'll be instituting local chat on Mayday: weeks
>away.
>
>I don't have a controversial bone in my body <g>, so I really don't want to
>keep stirring the bottom of the pot, but....
>
>How difficult is Linux? Why should I go with Linux as opposed to Windows?
>If I build on Windows initially, then decide on Linux, will I waste a lot
>of time restructuring? If I go with Linux, which program is best?
>
>To address the CF vs. ASP vs. PHP issue, all your arguments are good,
>respected and appreciated. However, I have been won over by the PHP/MySQL
>crowd.
>
>Okay, round 2. Let's field some comments!
>BenO
>
>

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