In terms of running java enabled webpages (i.e., jsp stuff or servlets)? Or just in terms of running java? Or in terms of developing for something else? From what (little) I understand, one of the primary strengths of java is its platform independence, so it runs on most anything. But lets face it: windows (of any flavor) has an enormous amount of overhead, and Microsoft is not generally predisposed towards optimizing for software they didn't make. Linux/Unix doesn't have this problem, as you can probably find a kernel optimized for ANYTHING, if you try hard enough.
As for me, I actually develop most everything in Sun One studio (formely Forte) on a win2k machine, test it on a Solaris single cpu development server, and will eventually be deploying it on either a Red Hat or Solaris multiple cpu production server. Not ideal in my mind, because I'd prefer to develop in whatever it'll actually be in eventually: Development should be a model for production, you know? So, since most people tend to run sites that a java heavy on unix/linux machines (from what I can tell) they often develop there too. And why do they run stuff on unix/linux? Better networking w/ less overhead, and no worries about MS IIS stuff (we use tomcat, and will use apache+tomcat in production... all for the bargin cost of free.) I'm babbling. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew E. Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:19 AM Subject: Re: Java Platform > I cannot agree with you more howver, there are far too many people in the > World saying this with absolutely no basis. Does anyone know where there is > a full, respected, detailed and un-biased discussion of the merits of LINUX > over Windows for Java support specifically? > > > > > > The world does not contain enough paper to detail why Linux is a better os > > than windows. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andrew E. Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:38 AM > > Subject: Java Platform > > > > > > > Hey! > > > > > > Can anybody direct me to a resource giving details of why LINUX is the > > preferred platform for Java (as opposed to Windows)? > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > > JSP-INTEREST". > > > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST > > DIGEST". > > > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > > > > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > > > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > > > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > > > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > > > http://www.jspinsider.com > > > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > > JSP-INTEREST". > > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST > > DIGEST". > > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > > http://www.jspinsider.com > > > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com > =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
