Unix    (01)

Pros    (02)

• several options    (03)
• workstations, or PC running Linux or BSDI    (04)
• NCSA, CERN, Apache, Netscape, OpenMarket, Spinner, etc.    (05)
• features: you want it, they've got it    (06)
• handles high load well    (07)
• flexible platform: can do many things besides web    (08)
• very customizeable    (09)
• many servers come with source    (010)

Cons    (011)

• Unix is complex    (012)
• non-trivial to configure    (013)
• sum of above can mean high consulting fee (but not always, especially at Harvard!)    (014)

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