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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jean C., North Vancouver, BC, Canada:
Alternative Hosting
Just wanted to thank Ping for an excellent article on alternative
hosting platforms. As a long-time Macintosh user and a long-time
Macintosh hosting user, it is refreshing to see a major hosting
magazine not ignoring these systems and their customers. Great
work!
Sincerely, Jean
[Editor’s Note: Thank you for your kind words, Jean!]
[Publisher’s Note: I believe Jean is only praising Reece because
Reece is a fellow Canuck!]
Aaron G., Las Vegas, NV:
Using The Sun is a Bright Idea
It was totally great to read a review of three different classifications
of hosting that most of us probably don’t think much about. I
certainly didn’t before reading the article. I was amazed that there
is even a webhoster that actually uses solar power! Talk about a
bright idea.
Yours Truly, Aaron G.
[Editor’s Note: We’re sure Aaron meant to also add “pardon the
pun!”]
Joshua D., Houston, TX:
Eric Meyer Interview
The very “personal” nature of the questions by Ms. Amy Armitage
in her interview with Eric Meyer was as educational as it was
entertaining. It’s not everyday that you get to read something
about webmasters and then feel as if you almost know the person!
Thanks Amy!
Regards, Joshua D.
Jeremy H., Miami, FL
Article Made Sure I Kept My Job
A huge THANK YOU to David Dunlap -- MAN, DO I OWE YOU
A BEER OR WHAT! Dave’s article gave me the encouragement
and techniques I needed to keep my job. I had never thought
of making my code so hard to understand that I could not ever
possibly have my bosses even consider firing me. I’m now moving
very very quickly to make sure all my code resembles the flying
spaghetti monster. Thank you again!
One of David’s greatest fans, Jeremy H., Miami, FL
[Editor’s Note: Just to be certain, we wish to remind readers that
back page articles tend to be satirical, and are not meant to be
applied to real-world situations. Really. (And, even if they *do*
work!)]
Rick G., Omaha, NE
Other Alternative Web Hosting Systems
Even though I really did enjoy Reece Sellin’s article on
“alternative” hosting, I was a bit disappointed that some other
alternative hosting platforms were not talked about. I know of at
least a handful of web hosts that are using operating systems
such as BSD, Solaris, and other Unixes and Unix-like systems for
hosting. Just because Microsoft, Apple and Linux are dominating
hosting does not mean that these other systems are not just as
good or reliable or secure.
Just my two cents, Rick G., Omaha, NE
[Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, due to space considerations, I
could not exhaustively cover the full range of platforms currently
available in the hosting marketplace. That said, I definitely agree
with you, Rick -- there are certainly excellent, reliable, secure
hosting options available that use none of Windows, Linux or
MacOS, with FreeBSD likely being the one most commonly
encountered “in the wild.”]