[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Comparision between MapServer/OpenLayers and ESRI ArcIMS

[Alex Mandel]

Julia Harrell wrote:
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>> Have you considered whether surplused hardware from within your organization could be used for some of this?
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>> It may not suffice for a windows server, and i did not see if you already have linux boxes.
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> Surplus would work for a dev/test box, if/when you can manage to get your hands on one. But really, by the time anything gets surplused around here, it is completely worn out and dang near worthless. Unfortunately, the 'IT Overlords' also have some bizarre squirrelly aversion to Linux and refuse to allow it on any production GIS servers.

That would be fear of the unknown(non gui) and job security at work.
Wouldn't want someone else in the org who knows more about running servers.
Maybe you can get them to throw a bone to demo something on a virtual
machine hosted elsewhere(Amazon) just to show how easy it is.

Welcome to the land of small to medium government agencies, etc.
The best thing here is showing examples from equivalent groups, of which
there are plenty online now.

Alex