Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 23:48:17 -0700 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.Helsinki.FI> Cc: dyson@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org, linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Unices are created equal, but ... Message-ID: <199604150648.XAA00354@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:16:13 %2B0300." <Pine.LNX.3.91.960415091252.30002K-100000@linux.cs.Helsinki.FI>
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Benchmarking is a good idea not just to compete with other OSes but also measure the performance of the OSes 8) If anything needs to improve on the *free* unix systems is application deployment. A cheap way to get apps is to have a Win95 emulation layer so that we can run Win95 apps. Is nice to a have a bullet train however I want a smooth ride and a comfortable seat 8) Cheers, Amancio >>> Linus Torvalds said: > > > 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 >
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