Re: sysinstall v2

[Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:

>     Hmm.  There are both positive and negative aspects in regards to 
>     Zope.  On the positive side it might be able to replace Apache and
>     it would leverage the already discussed Python.  On the negative side
>     it is fairly complex and hefty... 18MB in /usr/local/www/Zope.
>
>     The real question in regards to zope is... has anyone on our list
>     used it and if you have, what is your opinion on using it to write
>     an installer and/or package manager?  Also, does it have a complete 
>     enough web server to completely replace Apache or would it be better
>     to run it *under* Apache?
>
> 					-Matt
> 					Matthew Dillon 
> 					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Zope is a full web server, so it could replace apache.  In production 
situations, it is usually hidden behind a proxy (typical application 
server type design).  But since speed is not really an issue here, that 
would be unnecessary.

The problem with Zope is that it is fairly complex.  But it does have a 
ton of cool features.

Since I'm still getting a handle on what you have in mind, I can't 
comment on whether Zope or apache is better suited.

Richard Coleman
richardcoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx