Re:Reducing the load on a small VPS by 80% in 5 minutes
by liraz on Tuesday June 08, 2010 @08:16AM
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Proprietary vs free software isn't just about money. It's about freedom, control and security.
I've often found myself needing to patch the software I use to get it to work just right. Even when a proprietary software vendor gives you source code the build system often sucks and the code is not hacker friendly.
Also the licensing would restrict you from doing all sorts of things you wouldn't have to think twice about with an open source web server (e.g., auto-scaling in a cloud configuration)
Unless you need the backwards compatibility with Apache don't use LiteSpeed. There are excellent open source alternatives which are just as good and perhaps superior. Minus the Apache compatibility.
I've often found myself needing to patch the software I use to get it to work just right. Even when a proprietary software vendor gives you source code the build system often sucks and the code is not hacker friendly.
Also the licensing would restrict you from doing all sorts of things you wouldn't have to think twice about with an open source web server (e.g., auto-scaling in a cloud configuration)
Unless you need the backwards compatibility with Apache don't use LiteSpeed. There are excellent open source alternatives which are just as good and perhaps superior. Minus the Apache compatibility.