  Re: why Linux?  On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 07:12:12PM +1100, Drew
Parsons wrote: > The reason I bring this up is that where I'm
working we're preparing to > deploy a Java-based web application
using JSP technology, and my boss > asked me to convince him to
deploy the system on Linux rather than NT > (which we've been
developing on - the fear of the technical unknown for > them).
Well, if they dont know Linux and can't support it, they should
not use it. What kind of Java Framework are you using? Currently
Linux Java is lacking behind a bit. You will get a VM on solaris
or NT faster. The Performace is recently quite compareable, NT
and Solaris used to be much faster than Linux due to missing
hotspot VMs.  So in short: if you are the person who has to run
it, you could argue pro Linux, if others have to run it and they
dont want or cant learn linux it may be a bad idea to risk your
head :)  Unless you are heading for a very big installation with
a lot of access the performance is no issue. And if it is the
only