Microsoft to Duke it Out with LAMP
Source Title:
Microsoft switches on to LAMP
Microsoft switches on to LAMP
Story Text:
Microsoft are to go head to head with the LAMP stack according to the Register this morning. Unveiling a lightweight alternatives to LAMP in november, Martin Taylor, Microsoft's platform strategy general manager said "We will have LAMP-like capability to quickly build a web site".
Microsoft are to go head to head with the LAMP stack according to the Register this morning. Unveiling a lightweight alternatives to LAMP in november, Martin Taylor, Microsoft's platform strategy general manager said "We will have LAMP-like capability to quickly build a web site".
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Not news
These products have been well publicised (and used) for a while. Nothing to see here, move along ;O)
(I think the products are great, though you knew that already :O) )
LOL
Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) .. last time I looked at MS the code bloat was way to high for me.. agreed they are getting better, but only a Plastic Bull or 3 Naked Ladies could drag me away from a LAMP setup at this momnet in time
DaveN
Well..
I use whatever I need to. I am happier with Microsoft just because that has been my bread and butter for .. too long .. but I am quite happy to use the appropriate tool for the job at hand. If you are fond of hammers it is too easy to see every problem as a nail ;O)
I doubt MS can compete
The article stated that MS can supply these services for "damn-near free" - do MS not understand that "nearly free" is not as good as 100% free? Even the free (as in beer) versions of the software MS want to supply you are restricted by licence to just 1 CPU. Fact is, you can run a LAMP server for literally the cost of the hardware and nothing else. And considering we can get a debian-based LAMP setup serving files in under 3 hours, most of which is spent doing something else while packages download, you can't even pull the old "engineer time" argument.
Not true?
MySQL requires you buy a license for commercial use?
Believe licensing only
Believe licensing only applies to those distributing MySQL and then you are only supposed to pay if you’re application is not open source.
MySQL Licensing
from http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/
"If you distribute a proprietary application in any way, and you are not licensing and distributing your source code under GPL, you need to purchase a commercial license of MySQL"
so for creating websites it's no problem (including websites that make money), if you create an app that you want to sell (without it being licensed GPL) that uses mysql as the db then you need to license it.
at least that's my take on it