Dear all,
Thank you for your comments on the new UK Royal website.
I am the lead developer of the web site and the content management system that powers it. We have spent the last 2 months feverishly working to get the site ready for launch day and all went well thankfully. The new site features many improvements including a Kid's Zone with Painting games, a complete and concise History of the Monarchy, and much much more. Please feel free to take a browse!
Unfortunately, the recent outage (from about 8am GMT Tuesday 4th dec 2001 to 1pm Wednesday 5th dec 2001) was due entirely to out internet connection being physically severed. The line is owned by our ISP, and as such there was nothing we could do from our side as regards connectivity.
Needless to say, the Windows 2000 servers stayed running the entire time during this outage.
As an Internet company, we appreciate the benefits of many different operating systems, Linux included. But, considering the budget, the maintenance costs, and the development costs of this particular project, Windows 2000 is a no-brainer!
I hope this clears up any questions you may have, and thank you for your opinions.
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Dear all, Thank you for your comments on the new UK Royal website. I am the lead developer of the web site and the content management system that powers it. We have spent the last 2 months feverishly working to get the site ready for launch day and all went well thankfully. The new site features many improvements including a Kid's Zone with Painting games, a complete and concise History of the Monarchy, and much much more. Please feel free to take a browse! Unfortunately, the recent outage (from about 8am GMT Tuesday 4th dec 2001 to 1pm Wednesday 5th dec 2001) was due entirely to out internet connection being physically severed. The line is owned by our ISP, and as such there was nothing we could do from our side as regards connectivity. Needless to say, the Windows 2000 servers stayed running the entire time during this outage. As an Internet company, we appreciate the benefits of many different operating systems, Linux included. But, considering the budget, the maintenance costs, and the development costs of this particular project, Windows 2000 is a no-brainer! I hope this clears up any questions you may have, and thank you for your opinions.