From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 7 18:47:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E510C16A4CE; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:47:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from multiplay.co.uk (www1.multiplay.co.uk [212.42.16.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1944A43D49; Tue, 7 Sep 2004 18:47:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from vader ([212.135.219.179]) by multiplay.co.uk (multiplay.co.uk [212.42.16.7]) (MDaemon.PRO.v7.1.2.R) with ESMTP id md50000532067.msg; Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:42:13 +0100 Message-ID: <028501c4950b$23f675f0$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Murray Stokely" , References: <20040907183509.GD8296@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:47:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:42:13 +0100 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 212.135.219.179 X-Return-Path: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDAV-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:42:16 +0100 Subject: Re: Large FreeBSD Users / Impressive Metrics X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:47:48 -0000 Possibly of interest for you then, we run around 100 machines providing public and clan based game servers mainly on FreeBSD. A few months back did some benchmarking OS vs OS some of the highlights are here: http://gaming.multiplay.co.uk/stats/server_os_comparison.htm FreeBSD does very well in a number of tests. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murray Stokely" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:35 PM Subject: Large FreeBSD Users / Impressive Metrics > I'm working on updating our advocacy material used on the website, in > the Handbook, and now in a set of generic slides that can be used or > adapted for presentations. > > If you have ideas about cool new functionality that we should do a > better job of touting, know of large FreeBSD users (I could especially > use more pointers to embedded uses of FreeBSD), or otherwise have > impressive statistics or benchmarks that we should be getting more > leverage out of, please let me know. ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone (023) 8024 3137 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.