LINUX or WINDOWS

[RedMatrix]

What kind of server operating system do you like to use?

 

[VinSVT]

Winnnnnnnndows!

I used Linux in highschool during a summer class. It was alright.

 

[kyleirwin]

For personal use, windows by far.

Web server, either or... they both work. Just depends on the use, a lot of larger corperations run a lot of .NET or other M$ exclusive applications that require windows.

 

[J-Tag]

I'd never use anything other than Apache with cPanel on a dedicated Linux server--unless it was REALLY something special.

 

[MisterX]

I'm using Linux because I need PHP & MySQL support. For home use, though, I've always been using only Windows.

 

[reteep]

Windows in every way because I'm mainly a .NET Developer.

However, I still use PHP for many of my sites, especially for forums. Due to that fact I still got lots of dedicated Linux Servers running, they're cheaper, too.

 

[Nathan]

Linux for web stuff always

 

[reteep]

Linux for web stuff always

Well, ASP.NET is becoming pretty popular these days. Especially in the professional sector.

 

[Payton]

Windows server prob got a little more popular after Markus Finch said he runs plentyoffish with it

 

[theNOTO]

Linux for sure for servers.

There are still some apps and of course games that Windows is needed for.

 

[rob]

FreeBSD

 

[kyleirwin]

I'm using Linux because I need PHP & MySQL support. For home use, though, I've always been using only Windows.

I run php and mysql on my window server. that's not an issue.

 

[a.titus1]

Linux. No worries about licensing, plenty of readily available open source tools, slightly cheaper to run than windows.

 

[MisterX]

I run php and mysql on my window server. that's not an issue.

It's not and it is. I'm using shared hosting, and all the hosts I've seen have Asp & Access on Windows and PHP & MySQL on Linux.

 

[kyleirwin]

Ah, yeah, that's true. PHP is pretty uncommon on shared Windows servers... a lot of them do have mysql though.

 

[danruto]

I prefer Windows for most of the things like games and surfing the net. I prefer Linux for programming.

 

[Stanley]

CentOS (linux)

IMo it's a very stable and clean cut OS.

 

[Dave]

Windows, never used Linux before.

 

[marc]

linux for hosting, windows for personal, though if I ever get around to it I may set up a linux box at home to play with

 

[WallaceCleaver]

Linux because I need it for PHP and MySQL. Besides I really wouldn't trust Windows with my web sites. If the server crashed half as often as my computer does then I would be really screwed, because no one would be able to reach my sites. I would love to switch to Mac, but those things are damn expensive.