[TYPO3-dev] Removing symlinks in V 4.0

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

Michael Stucki wrote:
> What could be the reason that Apache has the majority of the big webhosters
> on its side? Are you sure that it's only the license prize?

I do not like OS (browser, mp3 player and other) wars but I want to add
my 2c :)

I think people choose Apache due to a number of simple reasons:
- historically there were more *nix servers than Windiws ones, thus
admins are trained for *nix and choose *nix solutions. I worked as
Windows hosting admin for a couple of years and I was the only person
who knew how to deal with Windows administration properly. All others
(over 10 admins) were *nix guru
- Apache is free. This is a huge advantage. You need a very expensive
Windows Server to run MS IIS with more than 10 connections and need
licenses for connections. you need a free Linux and free apache for
unlimited connections. In my opinion this is the most important reason
for large hosting providers
- MS IIS has (or had?) much less possibilities than Apache. Apache
modules are just great (and free!) while MS IIS extensions are rare and
limited (and usually costly)
- MS IIS has a bad reputation of being a major security hole in the system

I am not agains Windows, bill Gates or MS IIS. Windows is good and user
friendly. But Windows+IIS will not win against Linux+Apache in the
nearest years.

Dmitry.
-- 
"It is our choices, that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities." (A.P.W.B.D.)