Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:08:59 -0500 From: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx> To: Walter Miller <wmiller@mediaone.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache or AOLServer? Message-ID: <20010418180859.B69031@cec.wustl.edu> In-Reply-To: <000c01c0c856$3dd16690$1502290a@wmiller2K>; from wmiller@mediaone.net on Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 03:23:43PM -0700 References: <000c01c0c856$3dd16690$1502290a@wmiller2K>
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On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 03:23:43PM -0700, Walter Miller wrote: > > Any chance FreeBSD would use AOLServer for their website now that it's > open sourced? It seems like AOLServer would be a better fit for > FreeBSD than Apache based on the supposed performance and > multi-threaded lead it has (and has had for quite a while) over > Apache. I'm actually trying to decide for myself which one to go for > although I'm leaning towards AOLServer but maybe you guys have some > good reasons why Apache is the way to go. Um... next time, buy the *expensive* acid, okay? There's a reason 60% of the World Wide Web is powered by Apache... not only is it open source, but it's stable, works well, supports a wide variety of modules, and is highly configurable. I've never seen AOLserver. It may be the greatest web server there ever was. But let me tell you what I know: 1) AOL's instant messenger clients and service are shitty on any platform. 2) AOL's internet service and its clients are shitty. 3) AOL owns Netscape, and Netscape is shitty. In all my experience with AOL and its products, I've never had a good experience. This leads me to be very cautious about anything they produce. It strikes me as odd that AOL would produce a web server; is this just the old-time Netscape server product renamed and repackaged? Until you can tell me who says that AOLserver outperforms Apache (AOL doesn't count), and who has had good experiences with it, I won't even begin to consider it as an Apache alternative. I fail to see multithreading as an immediate advantage. -- Andrew Hesford ajh3@chmod.ath.cx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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