Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:34:42 -0700 From: "Carlos C. Tapang" <ctapang@aracnet.com> To: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l_Sommerhein?=" <pms@jancomulti.com> Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Encanto Networks chooses FreeBSD over Linux Message-ID: <00f401be905e$e55f34a0$0d787880@apex.tapang>
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Thanks for the correction. I misread it. Yes, Mr. Frankenberg does say in effect that FreeBSD has better network performance than Linux, and that Linux is only good for desktop use. Carlos C. Tapang http://www.genericwindows.com -----Original Message----- From: Pål Sommerhein <pms@jancomulti.com> To: Carlos C. Tapang <ctapang@aracnet.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 8:41 AM Subject: Re: Encanto Networks chooses FreeBSD over Linux >Carlos C. Tapang wrote: >> >> Just came across an interesting article in Investor's Business Daily (April >> 26th issue) in the Computers and Technology section. The title is "Windows >> Foes Pose A Threat: Ex-Novell CEO". In it Bob Frankenberg cites the reason >> why his company chose FreeBSD over Linux: they did a very careful evaluation >> and "found that there was a 2-1 or 3-1 improvement over Linux". "... A lot >> of work had been done to maximize transaction-processing performance." >> But "Linux, on the other hand, performs better for individual use" because >> of "better network performance". > >The last sentence above says that "Linux performs better for individual use >_because_of_better_network_performance." This is not what the article >conveyed. The correct interpretation is rather that Encanto Networks Inc. >chose FreeBSD because the company needed better network performance, *not* >better desktop performance. A quote from the article follows: > > We did a very careful evaluation. The reason > we went with FreeBSD is that a lot of work had > been done to maximize transaction-processing > performance. This can improve the speed of > accessing Web pages. We found there was a > 2- 1 or 3-1 improvement over Linux. > > Linux, on the other hand, performs better for > individual use. In general, if I'm a user of a > desktop computer - instead of a network user > - I'll get a faster response time on Linux than > FreeBSD. We needed better network performance. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > [referring to an asset of FreeBSD] > > >Paal Sommerhein > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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