From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 25 13:38:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1E6416A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:38:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hunger.joshualokken.com (joshualokken.com [63.226.239.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C8E343D1F for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:38:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joshua@twobirds.us) Received: from freebsd.jolok.org ([10.0.0.3] helo=jolok.org) by hunger.joshualokken.com with smtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1BHpMC-000I0P-HT for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:32:10 -0700 Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:38:16 -0700 From: Joshua Lokken To: Lucas Holt Message-ID: <20040425203816.GA75463@freebsd.jolok.org> Mail-Followup-To: Lucas Holt , "J.D. Bronson" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <6.1.0.6.2.20040425074131.00bd1f68@cheyenne.wixb.com> <20040425184940.GC69011@freebsd.jolok.org> <66946658-96F2-11D8-8BE8-000A95EFF4CA@foolishgames.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <66946658-96F2-11D8-8BE8-000A95EFF4CA@foolishgames.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Little to none... X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "hunger.jolok.org", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: * Lucas Holt [2004-04-25I came to > >appreciate it ;) > > Solaris advocates used to say that it that9Solarisold sparc that came with solaris and i put > NetBSD on it. NetBSD was easily twice as fast. (not sparc64) It was [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description -------------------------------------------------- cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: "J.D. Bronson" Subject: Re: comparison to solaris9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:38:04 -0000 * Lucas Holt [2004-04-25 12:56]: > >I had never seen the nickname 'Slowlaris' before that, but I came to > >appreciate it ;) > > Solaris advocates used to say that it was slow on uniprocessor systems. > I think freebsd 5.2.1 through that out the window. (because of SMP > kernels) > > I haven't used solaris 9 x86, but i have seen *bsd vs solaris 7 and 8 > on x86 hardware. Solaris is a tad bit slow. In fact, its not just > ia32 hardware. I had an old sparc that came with solaris and i put > NetBSD on it. NetBSD was easily twice as fast. (not sparc64) It was I have had the same experience there, too, with an SS5. It runs Solaris *very* slowly, but with NetBSD (which it's running now) it's a nice little desktop machine (if only I could get X to display in more than 8-bit color depth.) -- Joshua "Don't worry; your wife's virtue will remain as untouched as Bill Gates' weight room!" -- Artie Ziff