From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Jun 30 3:51:13 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from curlew.cs.man.ac.uk (curlew.cs.man.ac.uk [130.88.13.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 971AE154AF for ; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 03:51:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk) Received: from fs3.rncm.ac.uk ([193.63.96.102] helo=rncm.ac.uk) by curlew.cs.man.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #3) id 10zHxL-000NSQ-00; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:51:07 +0100 Received: from RNCM-FS3/SpoolDir by rncm.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 30 Jun 99 11:51:10 GMT Received: from SpoolDir by RNCM-FS3 (Mercury 1.44); 30 Jun 99 11:50:46 GMT Received: from brick (193.63.96.36) by rncm.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 30 Jun 99 11:50:37 GMT From: "Peter McGarvey" To: "Dutch Collins" Cc: Subject: RE: Kernel Reentrancy - NT vs Linux Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:50:57 +0100 Message-ID: <001e01bec2e6$6f58a6a0$24603fc1@brick.it-dept.rncm.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2232.26 In-Reply-To: <37797FE3.B2294C2B@charm.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I like the line on the MS Website that claims NT Server offers a "price performance advantage over Linux"... How's this? Anyway this is a FreeBSD list so I'd like to see the same figures for NT vs. FreeBSD. BTW, is the FreeBSD kernel reentrant? Actually, If you ask me it doesn't really matter. It's only really an issue with multiple processors. For the cost of Windows NT Server with a dual CPU machine you can have 2 FreeBSD machines (at least). Besides, FreeBSD doesn't need to waste 90% of it's resources running a useless GUI. TTFN, FNORD -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Peter McGarvey, Networks Manager | email: Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk Royal Northern College of Music | tel: +44 (0)161 907 5218 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, | fax: +44 (0)161 273 7611 England M13 9RD | mobile: +44 (0)7887 990564 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Dutch Collins > Sent: 30 June 1999 03:25 > To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Kernel Reentrancy - NT vs Linux > > > If anyone is tasked to evaluate an OS for server applications you may > want to check this out. I was not aware that Linux Kernel code was not > reentrant. Well 'they' say it is fixed in 2.2, but it isn't. Now I have > to find more info on the BSD kernel. Study? Where except the code? > > NT is better by 600% > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/exec/compares/ntlinux.asp > > Why Linux failed. > http://www.ntmag.com/Magazine/Article.cfm?ArticleID=5048 > > -dutch > > -- > +------------------------------------------------------+ > | If you want to make god laugh - tell him your plans. | > | Kim Basinger | > | Voice Line: 410.922.5805 | > +------------------------------------------------------+ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message