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Subject: Re: Linux malloc better on FreeBSD than FreeBSD malloc?
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Shannon <shannon@widomaker.com> types:
> Linux feels a lot faster as a workstation, but I'm currently of the
> opinion that FreeBSD is the superior load handler.

When I first started looking at Free unix systems, someone who had
worked fairly closely with both told me to expect that behavior. They
also gave me a reason: Linux design tradeoffs are towards makeing the
current process run faster; FreeBSD design tradeoffs are towards
making the system run faster.

	<mike



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