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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Project help |
| Date: |
11/22/2002 12:49:29 PM |
| From: |
Daniel Morissette |
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Anthony Quartararo wrote:
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> Thanks David. I'm not doubting the numbers, ISV licensing IS very
> expensive. I'll give Dimitri a plug here since I think it is deserved
> and warranted. A license of Manifold v5.x for ~ $250 would be
> sufficient I think for getting the job done of displaying maps as a web
> service. A robust enough RDBMS would surely be an investment, but done
> right, it wouldn't need to be replaced.
I haven't looked at the project requirements, but I just wanted to add
that you could lower the cost of the infrastructure by looking at
building a 100% Open Source software solution:
- MapServer for the webmapping engine (http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/)
- PostgreSQL/PostGIS for the RDBMS and Spatial database engine
- Linux/Apache/PHP/Perl for the server/http/scripting environment
If you need to handle huge number of hits then consider setting up a
cluster of cheap intel-based clones running Linux and you can handle any
load you can imagine without spending all your money on hardware.
BTW, you may think that the above free software is just for kids playing
in their basement, but it's not the case. The software listed above is
used in lots of high traffic sites and is often more reliable and faster
than proprietary software at 20k$/year/license.
About the cost of data, development, QA, etc. I agree that this won't
come cheaper with Open Source software...
Daniel
P.S. My intention is not to start yet another comparison between open
source and proprietary software. I'm just saying that other options
exist.
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Daniel Morissette morissette@dmsolutions.ca
DM Solutions Group http://www.dmsolutions.ca/
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