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Well, on the server side Linux is better than Windows, price, speed, tunning, customization ... It'a a no match.

by Thaxll 13y ago

sdegutis 13y ago
Not necessarily. Depends on who it is and what the project is. For someone who knows Windows better, the cost of MS software may outweigh the cost of hiring someone to do the same thing in Linux, or learning it themselves.
couradical 13y ago
I think that might be an oversimplification, certainly when looking at all of the costs (labor, management tools, environment, etc.) They're different operating systems, and they each have different strengths. I run both Windows and Linux servers, and there are some things that Windows handles better, and some that Linux does.
stephenhuey 13y ago
A decade ago, a database consultant told us a story of helping a bank who was seeing their 3 MS SQL Server databases (on Windows servers) go down every single day. He replaced their setup with Oracle and their problems went away. In telling us stories of why he preferred Linux he described how he had set up and managed databases on a hundred Linux servers for a major oil company and they were humming along without a problem, easy to manage, and in contrast he dreaded Windows servers due to memory leaks and whatnot. Anecdotal, I know, but I heard a lot of stories like that a decade ago. I've also heard a lot of stories since then about Windows servers getting better. And I've had to administer each a little bit here and there, and I have to agree with the other commenters that you can't generalize about which is better because it really depends on what you're doing with the servers. But some of those stories from many years ago scared away quite a few people from Windows servers and they'd probably appreciate hearing how Stack Overflow is succeeding with the current generation.
jodrellblank 13y ago
Agreed. Windows costs a fraction of a single admin's monthly salary - cheap at twice the price - and comes with a selection of fast to install powerful software with built in GUIs for customizing it.

Well, on the server side Linux is better than Windows, price, speed, tunning, customization ... It'a a no match.

by Thaxll 13y ago

Well, on the server side Linux is better than Windows, price, speed, tunning, customization ... It'a a no match.

Not necessarily. Depends on who it is and what the project is. For someone who knows Windows better, the cost of MS software may outweigh the cost of hiring someone to do the same thing in Linux, or learning it themselves.

couradical 13y ago

I think that might be an oversimplification, certainly when looking at all of the costs (labor, management tools, environment, etc.) They're different operating systems, and they each have different strengths. I run both Windows and Linux servers, and there are some things that Windows handles better, and some that Linux does.

stephenhuey 13y ago

A decade ago, a database consultant told us a story of helping a bank who was seeing their 3 MS SQL Server databases (on Windows servers) go down every single day. He replaced their setup with Oracle and their problems went away. In telling us stories of why he preferred Linux he described how he had set up and managed databases on a hundred Linux servers for a major oil company and they were humming along without a problem, easy to manage, and in contrast he dreaded Windows servers due to memory leaks and whatnot. Anecdotal, I know, but I heard a lot of stories like that a decade ago. I've also heard a lot of stories since then about Windows servers getting better. And I've had to administer each a little bit here and there, and I have to agree with the other commenters that you can't generalize about which is better because it really depends on what you're doing with the servers. But some of those stories from many years ago scared away quite a few people from Windows servers and they'd probably appreciate hearing how Stack Overflow is succeeding with the current generation.

jodrellblank 13y ago

Agreed. Windows costs a fraction of a single admin's monthly salary - cheap at twice the price - and comes with a selection of fast to install powerful software with built in GUIs for customizing it.