Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 11:29:55 -0500 From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> To: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ken Starr, Apache, FreeBSD Message-ID: <19980912112955.14066@right.PCS> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9809120300370.4975-100000@redfish>; from Marc Slemko on Sep 09, 1998 at 03:07:48AM -0700 References: <199809120849.BAA02823@usr07.primenet.com> <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9809120300370.4975-100000@redfish>
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On Sep 09, 1998 at 03:07:48AM -0700, Marc Slemko wrote: > Are you on drugs? Sorry, wrong question to ask Terry... > > A couple of other mirrors were running Apache too, but that didn't help > them. > > The difference has a lot more to do with the fact that is Yahoo's job and > they know what they are doing and can do setups to handle high load, where > your typical .gov admin doesn't have a clue. > > Also, the "runs on an Apache server" is, AFAIK, mostly technically > accurate but very misleading to state since, AFAIK, they run a mega hacked > 1.1.x Apache that probably doesn't even begin to resemble any publicly > available code. > > (note that "easily keep up" isn't entirely accurate, as they did have > serious slowdowns at times; at least they were smart enough to figure out > that using a different server/set of servers was smart.) Ah, yes, but this is PR. Marketing people have very different definitions than techies. The fact that it is at least "technically accurate" is a bonus, as most marketing ads aren't. :-) -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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