From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 9 16:27:20 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.cybersurf.net (smtp1.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE23937B422 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:27:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from 3web.net ([209.197.159.162]) by smtp1.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GBJT5B00.SJC for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2001 17:27:11 -0600 Received: by rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (EzMTS MTSAgent 1.22b Service) ; Mon, 09 Apr 01 17:26:12 -0600 for Received: from 3web.net (10.0.0.2) by rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (EzMTS MTSSmtp 1.23f Service) ; Mon, 09 Apr 01 11:21:15 -0600 for Received: by mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:20:48 -0600 Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:20:46 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: "Andrew C. Hornback" Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: BSDi Acquired by Embedded Computing Firm Wind River Message-ID: <20010409112045.A72259@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> References: <20010408175333.B117005@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> <00f501c0c090$f545f480$274391d8@tomcat> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <00f501c0c090$f545f480$274391d8@tomcat>; from "Andrew C. Hornback" on Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 09:03:58PM X-Envelope-Receiver: , Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 09:03:58PM -0400, Andrew C. Hornback wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > Ted...how do you suppose Linux would behave as a server and/or desktop > > platform if it ran on equipment that FreeBSD considered absolutely > > top-notch? Equal to FreeBSD? A tad better or a tad bellow -- setting > > aside any BSD bias (if applicable) for a moment? > > Okay Duke, I got this far and I blanched when you made the remark > about Linux possibly performing better than FreeBSD on the same > hardware. In my various web surfing/research, I found a column by > either PC Magazine or Byte (someone like that), where they took two > of exactly the same machine (IBM Netfinity 5500s, I believe), > comparing the newest Linux kernel with FreeBSD 4.1... both had the > same application load, and were put through various tests. "Remark"? I'm sure that you meant, that you "blanched" when I ask the *questions*! Note the 3 question marks above. > As it turns out, the results were either dead even, or in favor of > FreeBSD. Now, I don't know about the rest of you all, but IBM > Netfinity machines are pretty high class where I come from. And the > fact that FreeBSD either ran neck and neck, or flat out beat Linux > says something to me... that we're on the right path here to create > the best free server operating system out there. Your results are *exactly* what I would have expected from the *Cadillac* server OSs. However would it be fair to say that the results also speak well of Linux -- first, for it's apparant capability as a server, and second, from the fact that it can also perform reliably as a desktop platform even with garbage hardware? -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message