Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 11:26:12 -0800 (PST) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980215112533.234A-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <19980215160519.03942@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Sun, 15 February 1998 at 6:18:06 +0000, John Kelly wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 22:38:12 -0600 (CST), John Goerzen > > <jgoerzen@alexanderwohl.complete.org> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Konrad Heuer wrote: > >> > >>> 1. The Linux scheduler which is very different from other UNIX > >>> schedulers (and thus the FreeBSD scheduler) behaves very poor when the > >>> system is heavily loaded (no fair scheduling!). > >> > >> In comparing Linux to SunOS and Solaris in heavliy-loaded systems, I can > >> say that Linux performed much better. However, I have not compared it > >> directly to FreeBSD. > > > > I have. Linux comes apart at the seams under load. FreeBSD just > > keeps going and going and going .... > > This ties in with just about every report I've heard about Linux, > though I have no personal experience in the area. I also find it hard > to believe that Linux should be able to beat Solaris 2 in this area. Heh. Try using Solaris x86 sometime. It's about on par with Windows NT obscurity and performance wise. - alex A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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