From: Jeff Ross (jrossopenvistas.net)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2005 - 18:01:49 CST

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On Feb 6, 2005, at 2:06 PM, Hanford, Seth wrote:

>> If I had the time (I really don't), I'd write the whole thing from
>> scratch
>> using PostgreSQL as the backend, with PHP/apache as the front end.
>> Right
>> now they are evaluating a Windows package using M$ $QLServer that
>> will do
>> the job, possibly, but it is going to be at least $13,000 by the time
>> they
>> upgrade the NT4 to Server200x, get a licensed version of SQLServer
>> (yuck!)
>> and buy client licenses for all of the above.
>
> Troll.

Me? Not my intention at all.

>
> Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium with 5 CALs is $900 or so.
> For a
> small animal shelter, this one server could do everything you need
> (exchange, ISA firewall, Active Directory, SharePoint, etc.), even SQL
> Server. Unless you have a bazillion clients, your small animal
> shelter sure
> doesn't need a $13,000 upgrade.
>

The software package itself is outrageously expensive from my point of
view. $13,000 is seriously the figure they are looking at spending.

>> Now, there's a waste of time! Wasn't there a thread not to long ago
>> on
>> misc about the beauty of apt-get? Now that I've had first hand
>> experience with apt-get, and Debian in general, all I have to say is
>> "get
>> real".
>
> There's an operating system for every purpose. Of course this is the
> OpenBSD list, but when you start by knocking 2 perfectly suited OSes
> for
> this task (Windows and Debian) one begins to wonder if any OS, even
> OpenBSD,
> will suit you.
>
> -- Seth
>
>
>

Sorry, I disagree with your assertion that Windows is perfectly suited
for this application. Debian possibly could do the job, but now that I
know that kaffe probably isn't required I've reinstalled OpenBSD on the
box and will proceed in that direction.

Thanks for you input, Seth.

Jeff

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