From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 14 09:48:58 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AA0016A4CE for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C8F743D45 for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j1E9n0j42973 for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:49:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:48:59 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 In-Reply-To: <382521231.20050213212528@wanadoo.fr> Importance: Normal Subject: RE: Freebsd vs. linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:58 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Anthony > Atkielski > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:25 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux > > > Vulpes Velox writes: > > > I think the problem there is ppl make largely pointless differences > > between the two... the only difference between a server and desktop, > > is a desktop needs support sound cards and a the kernel level stuff > > for GL. > > There are dramatic differences between servers and desktops, and they > should not be confused. Anything that runs well as a desktop Anything that is COST EFFECTIVE and that runs well as a desktop.. The main difference between a desktop and a server is a server needs beefy disk I/O or beefy CPU power or both, while a desktop needs beefy video and can often make due with piss-poor disk I/O. While a desktop is USUALLY optimized for the video, and saves money by using poor I/O, and a server vis-versa, if you had unlimited funds you could certainly put a hardware RAID card on your desktop and have an equivalent to the server. Ted