On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:38:20 +0100 Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just got 49194139 bytes/sec reading a large file (~10GB) on FreeBSD. > > > Linux on the same machine could only manage 35741200 bytes/sec. > > > > Which controller, kernel, and file system are you using ? > > nforce4-ultra Seagate 7200rpm SATA > 6.0 FFS aka UFS
UFS on Linux ? I'm pretty sure your benchmark only shows that Linux' implementation of UFS is weaker than FreeBSD's, which is not surprising. > > > The biggest disk speed problem today for SATA is the lack of NCQ support. > > > Developers are having trouble getting info on how to access NCQ for > > > various controllers. Thus, this is an area where an open-source SATA > > > controller could help significantly. > > > > This market is taken or will be in the near future, at least at the > > low-end : > > low end vaporware? SiliconImage chipsets are not vaporware. Also, what is in the pipeline now should be available for sale a few months from now, so I would not count AHCI as vaporware either. > > > Don't run virus server -> problem 99.9999999999999% solved. > > > > That's not an acceptable proposition for most companies, I'm afraid. > > If morons are stupid enough to run virus server, I don't see why we > should assist them. Just because they would pay to get the accelerator. Also, calling people morons usually alienates them. Calling them clients makes them feel empowered. > Build products that help FOSS, not products that help bill. I'd rather build products that help F/OSS and sell well at the same time. Antivirus servers running on F/OSS prove that F/OSS is superior in terms of security than proprietary software from Redmond. I do not see how this helps WHG III. My experience is that people can get accustomed to F/OSS' strenghs this way. Once F/OSS gets a foothold in a company, it only grows, almost never shrinks. People started using Windows when F/OSS was not an option. Whole companies cannot make the switch from proprietary (especially Windows, not UNIX) to F/OSS in the blink of an eye either. Migrating takes time even with a good IT team and bottomless pockets. These people are not morons at all, their business is not currently build on F/OSS and their job is not to know everything about computers. Let's help them and make money at the same time. Cheers François _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
