[OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux

[Landon Blake]

> What do I gain by going to Linux?
To mention a few items, stability, security, actual server-oriented OS,
flexibility, easy scalability, open and flexible license, independence
(free as in freedom), knowledge

> What do I gain by staying in a Windows Environment?
Maybe a nice and easy to use GUI

That was a good summary! I don't think you can say it better.

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Leonardo Mateo
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:31 PM
To: watry at coaps.fsu.edu; OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux

On 6/19/07, Gary Watry <watry at steam.coaps.fsu.edu> wrote:
> 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).
PostGIS is a PostgreSQL extension, is not a front and is not an engine
itself.
You will have PostgreSQL databases which you can turn into GIS
databases by PostGIS extension.

>
> Question:
> What do I gain by going to Linux?
To mention a few items, stability, security, actual server-oriented
OS, flexibility, easy scalability, open and flexible license,
independence (free as in freedom), knowledge

> What do I gain by staying in a Windows Environment?
Maybe a nice and easy to use GUI

-- 
Leonardo Mateo.
There's no place like ~
_______________________________________________
Discuss mailing list
Discuss at lists.osgeo.org
http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss


Warning:
Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately.