On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:50:51 -0600, "Burton M. Strauss III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> First off, I don't agree IN ANY WAY WITH YOUR anti-Microsoft thoughts, > behaviors or actions. Let's make that perfectly clear. ..your privilige. ;-) > In fact, I think you're dead wrong. ..here you disagree with a lot of US courtroom evidence and rulings on unfair conduct, theft of copyrighted material, and fraudulence, on the part of Microsoft. Again, your privilige. ;-) > ntop exists solely because Luca can justify it's development as part > of his job and research. If he had to put food on the table to feed > his wife and son, there would be almost zero growth in the tool. > > Secondly, I do not derive ANY revenue from the Win32 convenience fee - > that's solely to the (minimal) benefit of Luca. ..my bad, I apologize. > Thirdly, I have posted at least two long explanations about why the > Windows 32 version is more fragile - it has NOTHING to do with a > Microsoft conspiracy, immature tools, etc. It's purely about the > architecture. The same box, simply has more stuff running AND > provides more functionality under Windows than under *nux. That's > because under Windows you have both a SERVER and a DESKTOP running, > while a *nix server box is purely SERVER. If you want an apples and > apples compare, run X Windows and all the other crud on the *nix box - > then compare them. ..no disagreement here. ;-) > Another issue in the Win32 world is that you are > running a compatibility layer to modify the Windows NDIS model to the > *nix model when you're using winpcap. Interestingly, if you read > Luca's paper, that combination does a better job at high speeds than > Linux at capturing packets. ..huh? Sound like we have a few things to fix on the linux side. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
