> if you're looking at corporate apps like database, ERP, etc., it's really > due to the hardware I/O capabilities + the native Unix support for them... > for instance, if you're using SUN, Solaris is optimized for it. I'm not > an expert in this area, but for transaction stuff the x86 architecture is > not yet up to the task. Sun/HP/etc. gear have specialized hardware that's > not 'cloned' by commodity PC ware YET, even if desktop CPU's and 'server' > CPU's are of the same class.
yeah... would be very interesting to see HP version of Linux optimized for their hardware, Sun Linux optimized for their servers, etc. Regards/ Jerome _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
