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Date:      Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:55:46 -0400
From:      Lee Cremeans <lcremeans@erols.com>
To:        Luoqi Chen <luoqi@chen.ml.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NT4 server 2.5 times faster than Linux
Message-ID:  <19990414155546.A753@erols.com>
In-Reply-To: <3714EFA7.239DEBF5@chen.ml.org>; from Luoqi Chen on Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 03:42:31PM -0400
References:  <3714EFA7.239DEBF5@chen.ml.org>

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On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 03:42:31PM -0400, Luoqi Chen wrote:
> Saw this on yesterday's slashdot news:
> 	http://www.mindcraft.com/whitepapers/nts4rhlinux.html
> I wonder how well FreeBSD would perform.

It should be noted, right now, that this test wasn't fair at all. They
didn't tune up the Linux box at all; in fact, judging from some of the
options used, they actually crippled it. The NT box, however, was tweaked to
the gills, using every performance feature they could think of. 

Or *did* they think of it? If you look closely, you'll find the following
blurb in the paper:

Mindcraft Certification

   Mindcraft, Inc. conducted the performance tests described in this
   report between March 10 and March 13, 1999. Microsoft Corporation
   sponsored the testing reported herein.      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That should speak volumes about the test's credibility. 

-lee

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