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.