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color=#0000ff size=2>Andy -</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>It is the operating system and Web server configuration you
know best. MapServer is a relatively straightforward CGI application, so
the issues users most commonly have involve proper Web server
setup/configuration/security; they're really not MapServer issues. If
you're going to be a MapScript user, the issues there are mostly around
integration with the scripting engine and Web server, so it's easiest to work
with the servers you know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>The one area I have found most different is the general
neglect of library developers for Windows builds. There's nothing
mysterious about Windows makefiles, but some supporting libraries simply ignore
them or (worse) ship defective ones. It's a sad commentary that the very
simple regex-0.12 library has probably caused more problems per line of code
simply because the Windows makefile is messed up. However, the recent
availability of prebuilt binaries for Windows (and other platforms) may reduce
or eliminate this issue entirely.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=414272914-02052005> <FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- Ed</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Ed McNierney<BR>President and Chief Mapmaker<BR>TopoZone.com /
Maps a la carte, Inc.<BR>73 Princeton Street, Suite 305<BR>North Chelmsford,
MA 01863<BR>ed@topozone.com<BR>(978) 251-4242 </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy
Canfield<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 02, 2005 10:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Easiest
OS<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I know it may fall into the realm of personal opinion but what is the
easiest OS to run Mapserver on from start to finish? By that I mean compiling,
setting up, maintaining, and serving. If it's Linux or Unix then please let me
know which type.<BR>Thank you,<BR>Andy<BR></BODY></HTML>