Re: sysinstall v2

[Robert Garrett <rg70@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:

> 
> :At the risk of being flamed...
> :
> :If a decision has been made to include a python run-time with
> :the install, the use of one of python's web/application server kits like
> :zope ( zope.org ) or twisted ( twistedmatrix.com : currently moving,
> :google probably has cache ) could replace apache/php & dependencies at a
> :cost of a a few extra python libraries & scripts( more than a few in the
> :case of twisted ).
> :...
> :
> :mulc
> 
>     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>
I've used it, but it was long ago..
it offers a fairly decent webserver, however I would need to do some
research on where they are with some things before I would recomend 
it wholeheartdly.

Rob