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Date:      Sun, 25 Apr 1999 18:42:46 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <dpilgrim@uswest.net>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>, Arisandy <sandy@divre5.telkom.co.id>, Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Linux crashes (was: Mail server....)
Message-ID:  <3723C496.7C2A08F7@uswest.net>
References:  <00d501be8ede$5d72ef90$650c600a@divre5.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990425031316.2095Z-100000@cygnus.rush.net> <19990426100747.P9887@freebie.lemis.com>

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Greg Lehey wrote:
> It's also not quite typical of Linux to fail that often.  Unless you
> know the reason for the crashes, it's possible that it could be a
> hardware problem, in which case you'll probably see similar problems
> running FreeBSD on it.

Not so.  Linux may work great for desktops, but it does all manner of
unhappy things when you put a heavy load on it.  My server stress
tests can make Linux crash within minutes.  FreeBSD just keeps going,
admitted very slowly, but I've yet to make it crash due to the load.


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