From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 8 00:08:20 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 3C16916A4CE for ; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 00:08:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from north-zone.net (wh1.north-zone.net [65.110.60.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7B46543D1F for ; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 00:08:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nicobn@quebecbsd.org) Received: (qmail 73971 invoked by uid 80); 8 Sep 2004 00:08:50 -0000 Received: from 69.70.227.33 (SquirrelMail authenticated user nicobn@quebecbsd.org) by webmail.north-zone.net with HTTP; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 00:08:50 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <3124.69.70.227.33.1094602130.squirrel@webmail.north-zone.net> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 00:08:50 -0000 (GMT) From: Nicolas =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=E9rard_Nault?= To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Large FreeBSD Users / Impressive Metrics X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: nicobn@quebecbsd.org List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:08:20 -0000 Correct me if I'm wrong but those servers have to run in linux emulation ? If I'm right, that could explain why it can be slower sometimes. Also, do your servers use STABLE or CURRENT ? Steven Hartland said: > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Nicolas Bérard Nault (nicobn@quebecbsd.org) http://staff.xeatech.net/nicobn PGP public key: 0x64159509