Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:09:02 -0800 (PST) From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Infoworld Unix reviews Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101302234490.4548-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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I read a short article in January 15's Infoworld ("Six flavors run the
gamut: The good, the bad, and the ugly"). It didn't mention BSD, but
quickly ranked a few "Unix" systems: Irix, AIX, Tru64, HPUX, UnixWare, and
Solaris.
I am curious about some of the statements and opinions -- and I am seeking
some further comments in regards to comparing with the BSDs.
For example, they tested 10 "corporate" applications and the systems
scored between 0 out of 10 and 10 out of 10. These applications are:
Oracle 8i database, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Adobe FrameMaker 6,
iPlanet Enterprise Web Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sybase ASE,
Lotus Domino, ChiliSoft ASP, Vitria BusinessWare and SAP.
Which of these applications run (non-native or native) under a BSD? Also,
I am interested in opinions -- which of these applications are important
and which don't matter?
The review also mentioned "Standard" and they all were either Unix 95 or
Unix 98. Does this matter to the BSDs? Or what does this mean to
developers beginning with BSDs? How do the (non-official-Unix) BSD's
compare in regards to these Unix 95/98 standards? Any examples?
Some advantages and disadvantages listed included:
- scales to 512 CPUs and 1TB of ram
- 64-bit CPUs "are solid performers at deceptively low clock speeds"
- ultra-fast server I/O subsystems
- Linux source code portability
- "inscrutable" manuals and support documents
- "borrows pieces from several Unix implementations to create a
versatile, broadly compatible operating environment"
- "holes in System V compatibility make application porting difficult"
Any thoughts in regards to BSDs?
Basically, I am looking for ideas on how I can promote BSD using some of
these examples. (I want to develop some strong arguments for BSD in
comparison with "official" Unix's.)
I just found the article online at
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/fixup.pl?story=http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/01/15/010115tcunix.xml&dctag=operatingsystems
Jeremy C. Reed
http://www.reedmedia.net/
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