i recommend u *inx

My gosh, this thrread has gone almost 3 years. I fear it will never end!

I just found this site, and joined. Many of these posts were from 2003 so it was a vast different world then.

ALL agree that MS has had the desktop.

Servers

MS has some good stuff. Generally speaking, they try to make things easier for the user. In this effort they create issues that may and can be exploited at the more system level. Servers, are more system level. They tend to do the same ole same ole day in day out. *nix is great for this. It is lean and efficent.

I have several Linux boxs with over 650plus days uptime! Power failure that the ups could not handle finally took them down. Power restored and they were up in minutes, without issue.

Back in the day of this thread, I had both linux and NT4 servers. In an weather event that took power out for 10 days. The NT4 system didn't make the hour, the Linux server lasted the 10days. Same hardware, same ups types. Reason, Linux cached better and didn't require hd access as much as NT4. Less power required to serve the "static" pages. Yes, the batteries were good and all new. Both units ran ftp, webservers and the Linux had sendmail as well.

It's like keeping up with the Jones with MS being the lead to have the biggest badest and *nix being the small kid on the block sayin "is not".
This thing exist everywhere, Ford or Chevy? Frasher or Ali ANY two teamed in combat for the time on the planet....

Simple Answer

IF you are on a budget, want great performance and to learn the insides of your trade, use *nix. A flavor of Debian would be my choice now, with the updates being so "simple". I used RedHat in the 5.2 to 9.0..for the same reason(rpm)

IF you want braggin rights, have an infinate budget and want to live in the hardware upgrade hell. Use MS! Purchase your hardware each 6 months and keep upgrading the system.

LINUX systems, retire hardware when hardware dies or is too old. I have never been blessed to see one over loaded. I have seen MS run at 100%.

Remember VAXs, when if your machine was slow, you simply connected another unit in a modualar way. In moments you were expanded.

We ALL owe MS a great deal. THEY are the driving force for new hardware. The more massive the code gets, the more slower it runs the more it does the more we want it to be faster and do more. The cycle continues and drives the need for more hardware to do it. The HUGE market means the price comes down and starts all over...

THANKS MicroSoft! We've come a long way, and still have a long way to go....

nt4 rox!

and 3.51 and 3.11 ! oh yeah!

Hi everyone at daniweb,
Happy valentine's day

I am from India and can not legaly call myself a newbee
to computers though i am not a geek still better than many
Be ready to have a laugh here "I am writing" :lol:

1. I did not know that win serv 2003 is an os LoL
2. I want to set a server on my pc (see, I am not a programmer)
--> i did not knoe IIS a server is there on my xp
wher e is it?
3. I have not seen linux running on any pc
4. The only language i ever learned is BASIC
5. A little bit of php now.
6. Is there a tutorial on set ip server. If it is then send link to me
7. I just found on google something debian? is it a good and secure
OS in comperison to win98 and xp
8. IS there a good cheap reliable secure php host?
No networksolu no godaddy more cheap without advertising

Lowe

windows server 2003 is microsofts OS for servers.

You do NOT get IIS on xp home

Debian is good its very stable and secure linux distribution for servers but isnt that easy to configure

hey! does anybody know of a good weBsite tHat can watermark pictures? tHanXx..u gys r tHe beSt

please start a new thread instead of hijacking this one

of course you do. pws is not available, but you can install IIS
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

You do NOT get IIS on XP Home was what i meant to say. Also the IIS on XP is way limited compared to the one on 2003 server. Its suitable for intranet/development but not for webhosting

it's basically there for people to learn ASP