I am interested in developing with Zope. Is there a distinct advantage as to using Windows or Linux as a desktop system for development. I am willing to use either system. Thank You.
As Zope runs on both platforms, you should pick the operating system which you personally prefer. Remember, almost everything runs on windows also (and if not natively, you can still use cygwin). Of course, there might be some issue about single points, but in general, you should pick the OS you prefer. Currently, I do my development stuff on a Windows XP box, but I'll switch to my linux box as my replacement hard disk arrived today. Switching forward and back between those two operating systems goes without a hassle - either export the stuff, sync it with the sync products or (I don't recommend nor I've testet that method) copy the database over. Cheers, Timo