July 10th, 2006
Linux and .Net stacks--play nice
eWeek Labs looks at Linux versus .Net, and concludes that WAMP stacks–such as Windows Server 2003, Apache, MySQL and the PHP-based XOOPS; Plone running on Windows Server 2003 R2; and JBoss and MySQL on Windows Server 2003–have the benefits and efficiencies of using open source without having to required that staff become Linux administrators.
Linux and .Net zealots can both take away positives from eWEEK Labs testing of various application stacks, but a mix-and-match approach wins the day. Bottom line: Linux and .Net better learn to play nice.
Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of CNET News.com, has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
