On Tuesday 29 November 2005 20:49, Justin Erenkrantz wrote: > --On November 29, 2005 3:40:11 PM -0500 Paul A Houle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > * prefork and worker seem to be about equally fast on linux? > > Yup - this is because forking and threading are equivalent (by and large) > on Linux.
That's the conventional wisdom for static stuff. If DBD catches on it'll change. > In my > experience, a lot of Linux network card drivers are sub-standard; if it's > supported by Solaris, there's a fair chance the driver takes full advantage > of the hardware. (Netgear GigE drivers on Linux are abysmal.) -- justin Is that why Linux server (as opposed to desktop) hardware tends to standardise on a few well-supported brand such as 3Com and Intel? I have 3Com on the server and something much cheaper on the desktop:-) And I discovered the hard way that SCSI discs are still a Good Idea if they're doing something nontrivial in the server. -- Nick Kew
