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To: E_K_S who wrote (33206)	6/29/2000 2:53:00 PM
From: Marco Polo	Read Replies (1) of 64865

"My own experience using Windows NT shows me it is not as stable as Solaris." Certainly if you have just one dedicated server, you're going to be better off with Solaris unless you want to reboot every Saturday morning or maybe every few weeks (depending on your load). Why, I couldn't agree with you more. I just wrote an article for Big Hosts (http://www.bighosts.com/big-big-big/articles/2000/8/) that discussed the advantages of Windows 2000 and Solaris for the layperson. As stated in the article, the only OS that we have found to be as stable as Solaris is FreeBSD -- and FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org) has a faster IP stack if you don't use a lot of Sun technology such as java, JSP, and servlets. Choosing an operating system is an important consideration when configuring dedicated servers or colocated machines, and it's hard to recommend Windows NT or 2000 to those who don't use or need Microsoft's proprietary technology otherwise.

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