Open Source Versus .Net Stacks

eWeek did a decent review of open source (including Java) versus .NET “stacks” a few weeks ago. While the review wasn’t as thorough as I would have liked, the conclusions will let each side to walk away. And, it demonstrates one of the points I’ve been making for years: that open source stacks on a Windows platform are a winning combination. I’m a huge fan of Linux but we shouldn’t drop Windows everytime we think of open source — there’s just as much use and benefits of an open source stack on WinTel as any other platform.