From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Mar 27 16:42:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA27408 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:42:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dt050n33.san.rr.com (@dt050n33.san.rr.com [204.210.31.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA27357 for ; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:41:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DougGuy@dal.net) Received: from dal.net (Studded@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dt050n33.san.rr.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA02698; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:41:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from DougGuy@dal.net) Message-ID: <351C4743.E372815C@dal.net> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:41:39 -0800 From: Doug Organization: Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-STABLE-0325 i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" CC: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The popularity meter [Fwd: Re: Suggested OS] References: <351810EF.41C67EA6@asme.org> <351BBB19.41C67EA6@asme.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > OTOH many people in the FreeBSD lists tend to say Linux is great simply > because it's free, while we do a better job in most fronts. This > attitude of not disserning publically which is the technically superior > solution only tends to create more fanatism around Linux and more stupid > meters that don't prove anything. I have posted several times a detailed account regarding how side by side tests on our network have proven conclusively that Freebsd is the best OS for tcp/ip intensive applications, beating out linux (easily), bsdi, solaris and an assortment of other exotic alternatives. The server I refer to in my .sig holds the record for all irc servers on all networks. Now ircd is only one subset of what you want to use unix for, however the fact that freebsd is technically superior for "real work" in a production environment is good enough for me. :) Doug -- *** Chief Operations Officer, DALnet IRC network *** *** Proud operator, designer and maintainer of the world's largest *** Internet Relay Chat server. 5,328 clients and still growing. *** Try spider.dal.net on ports 6662-4 (Powered by FreeBSD) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message