[rabbitmq-discuss] Rabbit crash, new persister

[Matthew Sackman]

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 01:15:01PM +0200, John Apps wrote:
> I have suggested before that you place an official statement saying that
> Linux is the platform of choice; Windows is tolerated, or words to that
> effect. If you prefer to have everyone use Linux, then say so!

Well that's not really the case. Windows is more than tolerated, and we
actually make more effort to support Windows than we make to support OS
X. It is the case that Linux is the platform of choice, especially for
a server, but we do not wish to dissuade people from using Rabbit under
other OSes. If there are things we are not doing which we should be
doing to support any OS better, then we want to hear about it, not to
put up some banner saying that we're uninterested.

> I find it hard to take a product seriously when doubts are constantly raised
> about the platform I am running it on; makes me wonder if I am using the
> wrong product as I have no choice with the platform.

I am genuinely curious - are we the only makers of software that you use
that you feel constantly doubt the platform you're running on?

> *>>>*I'm yet to hear of anyone talking about Windows in the
> cloud*(presumably because if you added a window to a cloud, you'd let
> the rain out).*
> You may consider the above statement as in the category "devious" or
> "dubious" - not helpful at all and blatantly incorrect. Amazon offers
> Windows in the cloud, MS offers it under the Azure label, MS Business Online
> Productivity Services is making inroads into Google Applications. To name
> but a few.

That's very true, sorry for that.

Matthew