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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!hookup!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!uunet!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!search01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: afajimw@aol.com (AFA JimW) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Which O.S.? Date: 2 Aug 1994 13:28:09 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 30 Sender: news@search01.news.aol.com Message-ID: <31lvn9$hi3@search01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: search01.news.aol.com My company is developing a commercial product which will be scalable for both small (single-user) and medium (3-5 users) installations. We are planning to use a client-server model with the clients being MS-Windows machines and the server being a Unix box. The server will maintain a relational database using a commercial package like Oracle or Informix, and will also manage communications with other external systems. The clients will use a GUI-style interface to query the database, run reports, and issue commands to the external systems. I'm looking for comments regarding which Unix to use for the server. Some folks have suggested Linux, while others have cautioned that we may be creating maintenance and support headaches if we use Linux (I have have read the Linux article in the Sept '94 Unix Review). The problem, of course, is that most commercial "Unixes" are somewhat expensive. Specific questions, for Linux and for alternatives, are: * Will the O.S. be cost-effective in the long run? * Is the O.S. appropriate for a commercial product? * What development tools exist for the O.S. (CASE, compilers, debuggers, CM, etc.)? * What problems can we expect with the O.S.? * What good alternatives exist? Thanks in advance for your help. If you'd prefer not to post to the group, feel free to respond via e-mail. -- Jim Warthman afajimw@aol.com Internet -- CSI, Inc. AFA JimW America Online -- 1235 Evans Rd. 407-676-2923 Voice -- Melbourne, FL 32904 407-676-2355 Fax