From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 6 11:48:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id LAA17827 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 11:48:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA17807 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 11:48:33 -0800 (PST) Received: (from narvi@localhost) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.6.12/8.6.12) id VAA23000; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 21:51:16 +0200 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 21:51:16 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi To: Brandon Gillespie cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD comparison - it's time, I think! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Eat good food, preserve nature, be nice to all nice people :) On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > As far as raw benchmarks go, I'd suggest anybody who is about to install > FreeBSD install Linux first, run some benchmarks, record them (smile), > and then install FreeBSD and do the same. That way we can get > comparisons on the _SAME HARDWARE_. There is a stray IDE HD laying > around my office, I may take that and do said experiment on my own > workstation. Collecting this sort of comparison is what we need. > Comparing 'nearly-the-same' computer just doesn't cut it--too much is left > open for debate. OK we will get a new server (P5-133 with 64MB EDO, PCI AHA2940, 2*Fujitsu 2GB 7200rpm, DEC 21040 based Ethernet PCI card) machine somewhen round the weekend, so I could run the benchmarks while I set it up - so: 1) Where shall I find the Linux thing? And how shall I install it? (It might seem funny, but presently it is a FreeBSD related question) 2) Where shall I get the benchmark programs? For FreeBSD from one of the mirrors of ftp.freebsd.org, but for Linux? Any other suggestions as for the benchmarking? And most importantly - how much time is this all going to take? > > -Brandon Gillespie- > Sander