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From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@freebsd.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs BSD
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 22:53:41 -0500
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Axel Boldt wrote:
> 
> "John S. Dyson" <dyson@freebsd.org> writes:
> 
> > Axel Boldt wrote:
> 
> > > "John S. Dyson" <dyson@indy.celebration.net> writes:
> 
> > > > If you are comparing a FreeBSD V2.1 kernel with Linux 2.X, you'll
> > > > find that Linux is faster in many ways.  FreeBSD V2.1 is of the
> > > > Linux 1.2.X vintage, and we sorely need to release a 2.2 kernel
> 
> > > > Of course, the main reason for upgrading is for performance and
> > > > stability,
> 
> > > You just admitted above that the current released version of Linux is
> > > faster than the current released version of FreeBSD, so "performance"
> > > is a vaporware argument.
> 
> > Actually I said "in many ways" which means NOT in every way.
> > Even 2.1.X is faster in very important ways than the latest
> > greatest Linux kernel.  There are ways that each performs
> > very well, however 2.1.X comes out behind in some LL benchmarks
> > (which are questionable in measuring real world perf.)
> 
> You perform a pretty funny dance here. Linux wins most tests, but
> those are the unimportant ones, I got it right? Now give a criterion
> for "importance" please, so that we can talk business.
> 
Actually, it is not a funny dance.  And note that I am
speaking only of the soon-to-be "old" 2.1.X series.  The
new stuff is much faster, and already many people are using
it.  For them, it is already "released."

Unfortunately, we have put off a formal release of our 2.2
series too long :-(.

John