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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!swidir.switch.ch!01-newsfeed.univie.ac.at!news.iif.hu!isyshu!hole.news.pipex.net!pipex!plug.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.mathworks.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.cais.net!holocron.odc.net!vorlon.odc.net!not-for-mail From: gdaswani@odc.net (George Henry C. Daswani) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD vs Solaris for x86 ? Date: 25 Jul 1996 22:04:57 GMT Organization: Digital Odyssey Internet Services Lines: 53 Message-ID: <4t8r29$jv9@holocron.odc.net> References: <4t02sr$btn@hkusuc.hku.hk> NNTP-Posting-Host: vorlon.odc.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Keye Lai (hrmslcw@hkucc.hku.hk) wrote: : Hi man, : : Among Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris Unix for x86, up to their newest and : stable version, : : 1. which one is the best with same hardware configuration? There is not such thing as the same hardware configuration, for Optimum performance on these operating systems, take a look at their Hardware Compatibility lists. : : 2. which one require least hardware (CPU , RAM & Diskspace,etc)? They are all about even. : : 3. which one with most easily installation ? : Hmmm, RedHat 3.0.3 was easy to install, FreeBSD was easy to install, and Solaris was also easy to install.. All the systems here uses MENU's for installation.. : 4. which one has highest Internet performance? I'd say FreeBSD. I have never seen a machine that's as capable as ftp.cdrom.com. That's one hell of an internet server. I'd stay away from Solaris 2.5 until they actually release that patch for that tcp bug. : : I have tried most of the versions, (Debian, Slackware, Jurix, Redhat, : Xdenu, mini-linux, FreeBSD, Solaris x86) but still not know the : perfomance, any ideas? I use Linux for all our servers here at Digital Odyssey. We don't have any problems with the system. Performance is quite good on our news servers especially with raid 0 software disk striping. Hmmm, all in all, it really matters on what you are planning on doing? Do you want MAXIMUM web performance? Maximum news server perfomance? George Daswani CIO Digital Odyssey