Linux really needed?

[darkklaw]

All things i found about making PW private servers says i need linux (or i misunderstand it).

Is linux really required, or is there also a way to do it with windows? (windows server 2006 or 2008).

[MentaL]

[thebigba]

the server files will only run in a linux environment. you can run them on windows through use of an OS emulator that has linux installed , such as colinux, or vbox, vmware.

[rbb138]

perfect world is designed for Red Hat Linux.

fedora works.
ubuntu crashes maps every so often.
depending on how similar they are to red hat the more reliable they are.