| Selecting Software |
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| • | Use
industrial-strength software |
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| – | OpenBSD |
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| – | FreeBSD |
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| • | Deploy
the STABLE branch |
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| • | Select a recent and supported version |
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| • | Beware
of hidden costs |
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| • | Smallest footprint that fits your needs |
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| – | Prefer
standalone over client server |
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| • | Maintain consistency in technologies |
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| – | e.g.
Java servlets OR mod-perl OR PHP |
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