Managed Linux Hosting

Linux or Windows hosting?
Hi, My webmaster is building me website - something like Facebook, but the idea is different. Anyway he told me today that I need to have Linux hosting not Windows and not is the question, how can I manage it later if I don't have any Linux system on my computer? He says that windows actually has no so many features and advantages. What to do? thanks

All websites today currently run on either a Windows web server or a Linux-based server. The vast majority of websites run on a Linux-based platform as Linux has a strong reputation for security and web server performance. With standard (static) HTML-based websites, the web hosting platform doesn't make much difference. When it does make a difference, however, is when the website uses a dynamic scripting technology such as ASP (A Microsoft based technology), or PHP / PERL (Linux based technologies). A Windows-based hosting solution will run a Microsoft Windows server with IIS (Internet Information Server), and is necessary to run an ASP / ASP.NET scripted website. A Linux-based platform is typically used for PHP, Perl, and most other types of websites. Basically, unless your website uses ASP (pages ending in the .asp extention), Windows hosting is not neccessary. Take a look at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them. Their service is really great and easy to use. If you had any question just email me.