Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:52:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> To: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: *** Real Action Item: SPECweb Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980424144616.28001S-100000@alive.znep.com> In-Reply-To: <3540E711.C4536E88@ibm.net>
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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Don Wilde wrote:
> <zeus>
> I think hardware's our plus. I'd also like to stick with Apache a)
> because of our kind friends b) because we know it c) because it _IS_ the
> well known server platform and is very popular in the real world.
> Remember, this is all a game to get publicity for freeware, specifically
> us (FreeBSD and Apache). It has no relationship to the real world. What
> we do insofar as stretching the rules as far as possible is a tribute to
> our ingenuity and a plus in this instance, and I guarantee our numbers
> will be bested in nothing flat as soon as we tweak tails.
If you are trying to make a system that will beat currently listed
results, you must use Zeus.
I encourage the use of Apache for everything but I also know and respect
its current limitations; just what you expect needs to be very clear or
the whole thing will end up disappointing everyone. Apache can give good
numbers and I would be interested in seeing what results you can get. They
will not be as good as something like Zeus on comparable hardware. Zeus
will also, generally speaking, kick ass on most memory limited systems and
on CPU limited systems.
Results don't have to beat everything else to prove a point and to be
useful. You do, however, have to know where you are aiming.
--
Marc Slemko | Apache Group member
marcs@znep.com | marc@apache.org
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