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Date:      Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:50:37 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: General stability?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906220948190.80685-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990621112350.5923G-100000@search.sparks.net>

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On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, David Miller wrote:

> I've been lurking on the list for a few days now and haven't seen any
> discussion of this.  The status page on the freebsd.org server just says:
> 
>   The alpha port status page has been removed now that the port has
>   progressed to the stage that anything not in proper working order can
>   be treated as a bug instead of work-in-progress. 
> 
> So the question I'm asking is whether the aplha kernel developers feel the
> alpha port is stable enough to "bet the farm on".  I run a website on
> which we expect to see 5-10 million hits/day (spread amongst several
> servers) with database access, cgi scripts with some sql lookups - a very
> dynamic site.  I need the same kind of triple digit uptimes I'm used to
> with FreeBSD and other unices.
> 
> Is the alpha port at this stage yet, or am I safer sticking to x86 for the
> time being?

I think that the alpha port is pretty solid right now but I haven't run
any systems under this kind of load. I would be very interested in hearing
about how the port stands up in this situation.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037




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