Comments on: Windows – the Linux clone?

By: TechProsaic » Server Core–now available in Chinese!

TechProsaic » Server Core–now available in Chinese! — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:31:57 +0000

[...] After seeing an article about Lognhorn Server Core on my blog, an editor from China Network World (CN version of the magazine with a similar name by the same publisher in the U.S.) chatted me up to get some further comparisons between Linux and Server Core. So as you can see, I got quoted in the article, which is pretty cool. Thanks Qi Jin Hua! Posted under Software, Windows | [...]

By: halr9000

halr9000 — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:56:33 +0000

Actually you CAN’T run IIS7 on this thing. I think it’s pretty worthless. It’s not “without the UI” but just without explorer.exe.

By: Patrick S

Patrick S — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:33:16 +0000

yes IIS 7
It has all the features of Windows Server (such as Active Dir) without the UI and price tag… Pretty sweet if you run it on a low end box.

By: halr9000

halr9000 — Wed, 31 May 2006 17:53:21 +0000

I actually asked in the originating MSDN blog entry about pricing. If its cheap, and you can load IIS on it (which may not be possible), it would be a credible competitor to Linux in the webhosting area, which is something I’m interested in.

By: Nolan Eakins

Nolan Eakins — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:29:05 +0000

And when you see the price tag you’ll be thinking “Damn, why don’t I just use Linux”.