Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:39:49 +0200 From: "Pål Sommerhein" <pms@jancomulti.com> To: "Carlos C. Tapang" <ctapang@aracnet.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Encanto Networks chooses FreeBSD over Linux Message-ID: <37247AB5.467BDB2D@jancomulti.com> References: <01e701be8f7f$3ad97160$0d787880@apex.tapang>
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Carlos C. Tapang wrote:
>
> Just came across an interesting article in Investor's Business Daily (April
> 26th issue) in the Computers and Technology section. The title is "Windows
> Foes Pose A Threat: Ex-Novell CEO". In it Bob Frankenberg cites the reason
> why his company chose FreeBSD over Linux: they did a very careful evaluation
> and "found that there was a 2-1 or 3-1 improvement over Linux". "... A lot
> of work had been done to maximize transaction-processing performance."
> But "Linux, on the other hand, performs better for individual use" because
> of "better network performance".
The last sentence above says that "Linux performs better for individual use
_because_of_better_network_performance." This is not what the article
conveyed. The correct interpretation is rather that Encanto Networks Inc.
chose FreeBSD because the company needed better network performance, *not*
better desktop performance. A quote from the article follows:
We did a very careful evaluation. The reason
we went with FreeBSD is that a lot of work had
been done to maximize transaction-processing
performance. This can improve the speed of
accessing Web pages. We found there was a
2- 1 or 3-1 improvement over Linux.
Linux, on the other hand, performs better for
individual use. In general, if I'm a user of a
desktop computer - instead of a network user
- I'll get a faster response time on Linux than
FreeBSD. We needed better network performance.
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[referring to an asset of FreeBSD]
Paal Sommerhein
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