Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:16:13 +0300 (EET DST)
From:      Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI>
To:        dyson@freebsd.org
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject:   Re: Unices are created equal, but ...
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.91.960415091252.30002K-100000@linux.cs.Helsinki.FI>
In-Reply-To: <199604142207.RAA00341@dyson.iquest.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help


On Sun, 14 Apr 1996, John S. Dyson wrote:
> 
> How's about maintaining competition, and working to make the respective
> U**X clone better competitively.  Competition helps keep each party
> honest!!!

I'd be nervous about the benchmarks used. It's too easy to optimize for a 
specific set of circumstances, and getting blind to the "larger picture". 
But with a reasonable selection of benchmarks, this might not be a bad 
idea.

		Linus



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.LNX.3.91.960415091252.30002K-100000>