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Scott,

This was already discussed on the list already. You can find the full
discussion in the freebsd mailing list archives on www.freebsd.org.

-- Jonathan

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On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Scott Gerhardt wrote:

> Has anyone read this article:
> 
> http://www.sysadminmag.com/articles/2001/0107/0107a/0107a.htm
> 
> "Which OS is Fastest for High-Performance Network Applications?"
> By Jeffrey b. Rothman and John Buckman
> Sys Admin July 2001 Volume 10 Number 7
> 
> I just finished reading the article and now I'm really confused.   I was
> always under the impression that FreeBSD was a top performer compared to
> Linux, Win2000 and Solaris.  The article suggests that FreeBSD is poor
> in terms of raw performance according to the tests performed in the
> article.  I must say that the article does not take all factors such as
> stability and security into account.
> 
> I may be starting a pretty ugly thread, but I'm interested in what other
> Sys Admins and FreeBSD users have to say based on real life experiences.
> 
> 	- Scott
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