Mike points out this link (a post by Linux luminary Doc Seals) that shows what each candidate’s web site is built on. It’s no surprise that the lion’s share run Linux, but I share Mike’s amusement that Sharpton is running Solaris instead of something Free.

The link also includes this quote, which could very well tell you all you need to know about the difference between Microsoft’s servers and Linux/Apache servers:

For what it’s worth, the Republican National Committee is running Microsoft IIS on Windows 2000, while the Democratic National Committee is running Apache on Linux. As of this writing, November 5, 2003, the RNC has an uptime of 4.26 days (maximum of 39.04) and a 90-day moving average of 16.91. The DNC has an uptime of 445.02 days (also the maximum) and a 90-day moving average of 395.38 days. Draw your own conclusions.