Would you choose a Unix or Windows based server?

[Winchester]

Which one would be better?
I use a mix of Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, GoLive, LiveMotion, & Frontpage. I mainly use Dreamweaver to
create and would like to use Frontpage to edit/update info, so frontpage extensions would be great.

This is a choice given to me by Cox, so I am hoping that they have pretty good NAs on hand.

 

[Mucman]

Both are fine as long as they are run by an administrator with a clue. Just depends on how much cash you got to spend for the server software.

 

[notfred]

I guess you're talking about a web server. I'd choose unix cause that's what I've always used and what I'm familiar with.

 

[Nothinman]

I don't know why it would matter, none of those things depend on the OS really. FP extensions probably 'do more' with Windows but I'd avoid FP extensions even if I did have to use IIS on Windows.

Personally I'd choose Debian because maintaining a publically accessable Windows server is a lot more work IMO.

 

[WobbleWobble]

If you're going to use FrontPage with FrontPage extensions, I would think that using Windows and IIS would give you the least headache.

There are Frontpage extensions for Unix, but I'm not sure how well they work.

 

[Winchester]

Well one of my clients chose to go with Cox as their host, and the CSR is giving me a choice, since I develop the site.

 

[Mucman]

If you aren't doing the administration, I would choose the Windows server if you are going to use FrontPage. Hopefuly the Cox administrators have some sort of clue, so that the boxes remain stable and sescure.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Unix. But I wouldn't use windows for anything really, so my answer is a little biased.