[OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux

[Landon Blake]

Gary,

I haven't done a lot with "web GIS" so take what I am about to say with
several grains of salt. :]

If you aren't using PostgreSQL right now, but will be after the move to
Linux, I think this is a definite improvement. PostgreSQL is the most
advanced open source database that I have found, and nothing in the open
source world beats PostGIS for "spatially enabling" a database.

I looked into this some months ago. I didn't find any other open source
database, not even MySQL, that allowed for customization and tweaking
like PostgreSQL did.

Besides, the folks at Refractions Research, who maintain PostGIS, are
quite helpful.

Also, if you will be starting out with PostgreSQL and Linux some of my
old notes might be helpful:

http://bluwiki.com/go/PostgreSQL_Tips_From_The_Sunburned_Surveyor

Landon

P.S. - You can use PostgreSQL and PostGIS on MS Windows of course, but
it would be an advantage of moving to Linux. 

PostGIS is really an extension to PostgreSQL, not a "front end". 
If you are looking for a graphical front end to PostGIS that you can use
as an administrator, check out pgAdminIII.

http://www.pgadmin.org/


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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Gary Watry
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:57 AM
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Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux

Hi everyone

I need advice from the experts

I am running Windows Server 2003 with Apache and Mapserver.
I currently have 9 sites running Mapserver 

The Center wants to move to Linux from SGI

I want to run

Mapserver with dbox (Steve, dbox run on Linux?)
Mapserver as WMS feed to MapBuilder.

On the database side is it 
1. PostGIS or PostgreSQL 
2. PostGIS and PostgreSQL (think I have to run PostGIS as front to
PostgreSQL).

Question: 
What do I gain by going to Linux?
What do I gain by staying in a Windows Environment?

Any thoughts appreciated!

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