[OSGeo-Discuss] Windows verse Linux

[Zachary L. Stauber]

I've found actually that PostGIS runs as stable under Windows as it does 
under Linux, and it's easier to install, plus it's more up to date.  The 
RPM's for Fedora are always six months behind what is available in tgz form.  
I couldn't find the information to get PostGIS RPM working under Linux, but 
under Windows it was a 1 minute install and it was all done for me.  Also it 
was easier to set security under Windows.  Under Linux I had to change it in 
several places to be able to connect LOCALLY, even though I could connect 
from other machines.

     -Zack

Landon Blake <lblake at ksninc.com> said:

> > 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.
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