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From: lm@neteng.engr.sgi.com (Larry McVoy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: TCP latency
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Date: 15 Jul 1996 21:57:08 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, CA
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Michael Hancock (michaelh@cet.co.jp) wrote:
: Larry McVoy wrote:
: > 
: > No, I'm not in the benchmark business.  I'm in the OS business.  The fact

: "You're in the benchmark business" is a figure of speech.  You got into this business 
: when you presented your claims.

Bzzt.  I present numbers.  People have attributed claims to me.
My response is: look at the numbers, because "numbers talk, and bullshit
walks".  It doesn't matter if it is my bullshit or your bullshit, just
look at the numbers and ignore the BS.  My opinion doesn't matter.
The numbers matter.
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Larry McVoy     lm@sgi.com     http://reality.sgi.com/lm     (415) 933-1804