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Date:      Sun, 25 Jul 1999 01:35:13 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Jeremy Shaffner <jer@jorsm.com>
Cc:        Jamie Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu>, Radu-Cristian FOTESCU <rfotescu@idsrom.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What to tell to Linux-centric people?!
Message-ID:  <3799EB41.D54E10C8@newsguy.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.990723131513.4125B-100000@mercury.jorsm.com>

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Jeremy Shaffner wrote:
> 
> I almost forgot!  The Matrix was done on FreeBSD with a Linux binary
> because it performed better.  Anyone got the press release?

This was *NEVER* stated as reason. It was stated that they doubted
they could have had the servers up and running in less time with any
other operating system. Alas, since they were used to FreeBSD and
not to Linux, that comes as no surprise, don't you think?

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com
dcs@freebsd.org

	"Your usefulness to my realm ended the day you made it off Hustaing
alive."
		-- Sun Tzu Liao to his ex-finacee, Isis Marik




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