> Are there any security issues to be considered in order to decide > which operating system is more reliable to host a Moin instance or > farm?
Well, I think you should prefer a well-maintained linux system (e.g. debian or ubuntu) over a windows box. Most of moin's code is the same for linux (posix) systems and win32 systems, but we have a bit of platform dependant code (mostly because of stuff being broken or insane on win32). Some stuff (like e.g. xapian) might be troublesome on win32. Sometimes there are strange effects on win32 (see those bug reports about removal of a directory failing first and then mysterically succeeding some milliseconds later). Also, I think moin on linux is better tested and more used than on windows (speaking of server setups, not personal wikis). > Are there any performance issues to be considered in order to decide > which operating system is more reliable to host a Moin instance or > farm? You need a good filesystem. So if it must be Windows, don't use FAT. On Linux (Posix) some stuff can be done faster, e.g. due to posix semantics of a rename operation - on windows we have to emulate that using slower locking. > My humble experience, with no tests whatsoever, just personal > perception, is that Moin on Linux (standard Ubuntu default server) > runs smoothly, but I'd like to know your opinions and experiences, > please. I didn't do comparisons and benchmarks of linux vs. win32 as a moin server. For me, using a Windows server for moin is out of question anyway. :) What you didn't ask for is setup and maintenance. Setting up Python, Moin, python-libs and other support tools is often more work on Windows and sometimes you maybe have trouble getting pre-compiled stuff for some library. If you run into this, you would have to setup a C development environment yourself (that's easy and standard for linux, but non-standard and maybe a pain to do on windows). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Moin-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/moin-user
