[MLIST] Re: [olug] linux web server management ?

[William E. Kempf]

Jacobs, Robert A. said:
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: William E. Kempf [mailto:wekempf at cox.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:19 PM
>>To: olug at olug.org
>>Subject: Re: [MLIST] Re: [olug] linux web server management ?
>>
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>>David Walker said:
>>> Well there is some room for argument/discussion here
>>>
>>> windows install =
>>> 1. discover name of program you are interested in
>>> 2.  locate program on internet or on cd
>>> 3.  download, unpack, and locate setup.exe in the unpacked
>>files or in
>>> the CD  directory
>>> 4.  setup.exe
>>>
>>> apt-get install =
>>> 1.  discover name of program
>>
>>Which can often be as difficult as 1-3 for the windows install.
>>
>
> Approach 1:
>
> 	apt-cache search <regular expression>
> 	...select name to use as argument to "apt-get install"
>
> Approach 2:
>
> 	http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
> 	...use search form to locate packages
> 	...select name to use as argument to "apt-get install"
>
>
> These are, obviously, debian-specific.
>
> Besides which, I would add the following to the Windows install
> instructions:
>
> 	5.  Search/Pray like mad that you've got all the service packs
> 	    required to run the application safely.  Wash-rinse-repeat
> 	    steps 1-4.

And now it's obvious we're going to degenerate into a school yard "mine is
better than yours" mode, so I'll drop out.  Neither is truly better, they
are only different.  There ARE things that Windows does better, and vice
versa, and the Linux camp would be well served to drop the anti-MS
propoganda and to start actually trying to better themselves in the areas
where Windows is doing a better job.

> Versus:
>
> 	apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> 	...and never have to worry about whether you're up to date or not.

This is no more difficult on Windows using the "Windows Update" program.

Now stop focusing on the things that Windows isn't as good, as I've never
argued that Windows was superior, and start focusing on the _specific_
areas where I have said that Windows is doing a better job (and where
Linux could do even better yet).

William E. Kempf