[TYPO3-dev] Removing symlinks in V 4.0

[Michael Stucki]

Hey Mattes,

I'm sure that you've been expecting my response ;-)

> Some facts:
> When I started working with TYPO3 3.1RC I installed it on windows, because
> Linux was a black box making strange things to me.
> Lateron I took my time to learn Linux at least that far that I could set
> up servers and put them behind a firewall.
> Within the last year I am setting up more and more Windows Installs
> because customers ask for it.
> They have their policies to only work with windows and I don't even want
> to start a debate whether this is good or bad - I'm too old for that...

This is something I will probably never understand: They run their webserver
on Windows because of some funny policies and because it is "easier to
maintain" (yes, some people think so).

But then - they still use Apache/MySQL/PHP which all of them need to be
configured via the same text-files like those used on Unix (where all of
these components were originally intended for, btw.)

Actually the only difference seems to be that they can shutdown and restart
the server with a mouse-click... ;-)

Yes I'm really sure I will never get the point about this... :-|

> Reality Newsflash:
> The bigger TYPO3 gets, the more we will have to deal with windows
> installations.
> And I definetely think that if we have the chance to make windows admins
> live with TYPO3 easier NOW without making Linux admins live harder, we
> have the resposibility to do so NOW.

Hmmm. Just to make it clear: The symlinks will not be removed because we
want to finalize the "port" of TYPO3 to Windows. This is just a nice
side-effect for you. So please don't make any announcements that
development of TYPO3 4.0 has been focused to become "Ready-for-Windows" or
so... :-)

> Every day that passes, our advantage over crappy stuff is getting smaller.
> Why?
> We lead - they follow.

If "we" = Windows webservers, then you should have a close look at the
Netcraft statistics from time to time...

> This means we spend time on THINKING of how something could work while
> they simply copycat our thoughts.

Oh, that's some other "we". Didn't know that you are working for
Microsoft...

> Every passing day on which we KNEW we could have done something is a lost
> day.
> We keep on doing like always, but the others are getting faster.
> 
> consider this please

Amen.

Have a nice Weekend! :-)
- michael
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