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Re: A discussion of Linux and BSD - about scaliability, consistency,
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| Nils O. Selåsdal 2004-10-29, 8:56 am |
| Penang wrote:
> The other day, on slashdot, someone mentioned that BSD's IP/Stack is
> about 10 times faster than that of Linux.
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> In this url, -http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net/2004-September/004840.html
> - it is claimed that "FreeBSD can route 1Mpps on a 2.8GHz Xeon whilst
> Linux can't do much more than 100kpps".
> There are some that claim that BSD has a more consistent design, and
> scale better than Linux. And then like the above, they say BSD is
> lightyears apart from Linux in term of performance.
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> I don't know all that. I'm just a simple Linux user, but when people
> start telling me stuffs like that, I got  .
1. Don't listen to Slashdot trolls.
2. Do your own benchmarking, or try to dig up credible bechmarks from
others.
3. Would it be the end of the world if one were better than the other ?
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Nils O. Selåsdal
www.utelsystems.com
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| Donn Miller 2004-10-29, 8:56 am |
| Nils O. Selåsdal wrote:
> Penang wrote:
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> 1. Don't listen to Slashdot trolls.
> 2. Do your own benchmarking, or try to dig up credible bechmarks from
> others.
> 3. Would it be the end of the world if one were better than the other ?
I think it'd make Balmer scream louder and sweat more, because I'm sure
even the "loser" of the two could beat Windows networking and security
handily.
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