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Post November 7th, 2004, 9:16 pm

windows vs linux

does anyone have any idea of what percentage of the world uses windows web servers ? vs linux ?
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Post November 7th, 2004, 11:57 pm

Most web servers are linux, they are better security, etc.
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Post November 8th, 2004, 4:07 am

I'll try and find the link, netcraft says about 25% of the worlds web servers use linux.
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Post November 9th, 2004, 4:54 am

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windows vs linux

does anyone have any idea of what percentage of the world uses windows web servers ? vs linux ?

Most the servers worldwide use Linux or Unix these two systems have a lot in common. This is mainly because that OS system is much more stable and offers a lot of features that are much cheaper than the MS ones, Another issue is security, this is much greater on Linux or Unix and therefore much more dependable and in addition most of the Linux is free, Unix also offers a free OS called Free BSD.
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Post November 9th, 2004, 8:41 am

moved to hosting :)
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Post November 9th, 2004, 3:35 pm

Depends on what you want to do on your server - Windows is better for some things - Linux better for others.

Generally speaking Linux is the best of the two
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Post November 9th, 2004, 4:05 pm

Linux is definately making some head way with respect to marketshare. However, Windows is still the predominant OS in most server rooms. Several major corporate players have made the switch to Linux in recent years - which has basically put Linux on the map. However, Billy still rules here - but, I think hes a little worried about his market share right about now.
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Post November 9th, 2004, 4:13 pm

and so he should be!!! ;)
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Post November 9th, 2004, 4:15 pm

I sure hope so - Im banking on the penguin :D
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Post November 9th, 2004, 7:24 pm

Since a long time this question is getting raised again and again. I feel, both have their own advantages , disadvantages. It is upto the specific requirement which a person is looking for.
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Post November 9th, 2004, 7:37 pm

priyanka-m6.net wrote:
Since a long time this question is getting raised again and again. I feel, both have their own advantages , disadvantages. It is upto the specific requirement which a person is looking for.


Fair enough - and most certainly true - however..

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windows vs linux

does anyone have any idea of what percentage of the world uses windows web servers ? vs linux ?
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Post November 9th, 2004, 8:55 pm

Linux is more popular as far as I know due to its stability and adaptability.
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Post November 10th, 2004, 2:35 am

musik wrote:
Depends on what you want to do on your server - Windows is better for some things


Care to mention what those things are?
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Post November 10th, 2004, 3:52 am

For ASP & ASP.NET always Windows server is the best one.
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Post November 10th, 2004, 4:48 am

But PHP is superior to ASP ans ASP.NET
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