[mapserver-dev] GeoServer superseeding MapServer in Europe?

[Paul Ramsey]

http://s3.cleverelephant.ca/geoweb-mapserver.pdf

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Jan Hartmann <j.l.h.hartmann at uva.nl> wrote:
> Hi Paul, didn't you do a talk somewhere about this aspect of MapServer and
> PostGIS (written configuration files vs clickable interfaces)? I tried to
> look it up when reading this thread (I'm also a keyboard person), but
> couldn't find it.
>
> Jan
>
> On 07/07/10 21:23, Paul Ramsey wrote:
>>
>> Yes, get out and go for a run, burn off some negative energy! :)
>>
>> You can also configure GeoServer programmatically via the RestConfig
>> API, though as a long-time MapServer person I still prefer the
>> architectural flexibility provided by the consume-map-file-and-render
>> map file approach.
>>
>> P.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Andy Colson<andy at squeakycode.net>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think you can probably also read some of the reasons of why the Dutch
>>>> government chose Geoserver, around page 46 in the following document (it
>>>> also contains a section on Mapserver):
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.geonovum.nl/sites/default/files/algemeen/MOT20100618TechnicalDesignv1.0.pdf
>>>>
>>>
>>> from page 46: "A strong feature of GeoServer is its configuration
>>> management. It’s configurable through a web-interface."
>>>
>>> What?!  That is stupid!  Why in the world would anyone think a
>>> web-interface
>>> is better?  A text file is 1000 times easier to use.  Its searchable!
>>>  Its
>>> find/replace'able, its scriptable!
>>>
>>> The only thing you can do with a web interface is click.  That's it.
>>> Click.
>>>  But find the right place to click, by clicking in all the right magic
>>> spots.  Wanna change all your red's to blue's?  Start clicking. Click
>>> each
>>> and every spot, because you cant automate it, or script it, or even
>>> search.
>>>  Its stupid.
>>>
>>> The only reason to have a web interface is to make the dumb people feel
>>> more
>>> comfortable.  And do you really want the dumb people f'ing around with
>>> your
>>> map server?  No!  I say no, use a text file that the dumb people are
>>> afraid
>>> to touch.  If they cant pass the test of learning the syntax then they
>>> should not be allowed to play!  Dont make it easy for them to mess up.
>>>
>>> Whew.. I feel better.  Guess I have some issues I need to work through.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> -Andy
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