[mapserver-users] Which OS for Mapserver?

[Ed McNierney]

Ken -

 

If you really have a free choice, use the system you know best.

 

For most applications, on the same hardware, it's my opinion (having run
MapServer on both Windows and Linux for a long time) that your ability
to configure, manage, and maintain your server is far more important.
You do need to be sure that all supporting libraries (such as MrSID
support) are available on your OS of choice, too.  If you can't get
MapServer to work properly, it makes little difference how well it might
have run had you gotten it working!  If you have substantially more
experience with one OS or the other then I would highly recommend you
stick with that OS unless you find other significant other reasons to
switch.

 

-          Ed

 

Ed McNierney

Chief Mapmaker

Demand Media / TopoZone.com

73 Princeton Street, Suite 305

North Chelmsford, MA  01863

Phone: 978-251-4242, Fax: 978-251-1396

ed at topozone.com <mailto:ed at topozone.com> 

 

 

From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ken S.
Elvehjem
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:50 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapserver-users] Which OS for Mapserver?

 

After having established a Mapserver with MS4W on my own computer, which
works exceedingly well thanks to help from the list, the time has come
to start housing the MrSid files somewhere else. 

 

We have located several web hosting services who want to help us.  One
in particular asked "Do you want it on a Windows or Linux box???"

 

Now, I realize that flame wars have been started over such innocent
questions, and I regret having to ask it in this way, but having only a
limited contact with Linux *myself*  this is really the only efficient
way to find out.

 

I'd especially appreciate hearing from someone who has tried it both
ways, and can relate their experiences in a short, comparative
narrative.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ken

 

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