fooler wrote: > i have my own benchmark results too both in the lab and the real world > load that comparing linux and freebsd, the latter shows rock solid, > reliable, better and fair response time to all i/o and scalability under > heavy loads. > im not putting down linux also but i still watch and observe its > performance. but nowadays, it is too scary to implement new kernel version > of linux in a production environment due to some reports that it can corrupt > a filesystem, its virtual memory is in mess, and others.
Linux was my first Unix flavored OS. It was crude of me to think then that it was alone in terms of free availability and power. FreeBSD was around earlier than Linux, and with that time background I guess it had learned more lessons than Linux. I should be quick to say, however, that I am here ending up using Linux(though I have that craving for FreeBSD). The first time I tried FreeBSD seriously was when I got the 3.2 stable release(it was one with packages that virtually have no Y2K issues for my purposes). My problem: my UPS daemon is for Linux. :( And it is a part of the SysVinit package that would really be a hastle to use in FreeBSD. I got this advice, though: try using an old modem and detect when it's "ready" signal goes down in a power failure. It wasn't attractive to me, but the theory just gave me an idea. I could make a simple device to interface my UPS and FreeBSD using this theory. If I have time this Christmas vacation, I'll would work on it. Unfortunately, I'll be working on a few things first: an Access database (I'm sorry to have sworn) and, laugh if you may, an alkaline battery pack for my notebook(hey, my Compaq Nickel Metal Hydride battery is dead and a brand new lithium ion rechargeable battery for my notebook is P10000! I'd use the improvised battery pack for backup power only, much like a small UPS for my Linux runned notebook). Oh well, I'm stuck with Linux for the while. :) BTW, Linux's USB and other "experimental" hardware support developers are somehow really more aggressive than the FreeBSD ones (probably because more people are using Linux). _ 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]
