Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:18:17 +0000 ( ) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: [OT] [NEWS STORY] Crap on MSNBC |
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Keep in mind SMP sucked on 2.0.x kernels and that's what they tested on. From their page they plan to do an update this month it will be interesting to see how Linux fares with a 2.2.x kernel.
On 6 Apr 1999, Mark Montague wrote:
> You can download the "Executive Summary" for free from > <URL:http://www.dhbrown.com/cffiles/onlinecatalog.cfm> > if you want to evaluate it for yourself, rather than letting MSNBC > think for you (unfortunately, too many people will...). Or you could > shell out $1000 and get the whole report, as well as the right to > annoy the author via a teleconference. Personally, I chose the > former. > > I think it's a good read. Their assessment was "tough but fair" in > many regards, and I think that linux came out in a relatively good > light. They seem to have deliberately taken a very conservative view > on what is "part of the OS," which is a double-edged sword... anything > that's not explicity part of RedHat 5.2 or Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 is > not considered official, but similarly, anything that is not available > from MS, HP, Sun, IBM, SGI, or Compaq directly is discounted (but > often mentioned) as well. They are also evaluating the "enterprise > computing" abilities of these OSes, rather than overall performance, > so the MSNBC story was a bit negligent in downplaying the fact that > the report is for a specific niche market. > > Anyway, read the pdf document... it's much more interesting/relevant > than the MSNBC story. > > shrug > > - M > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Mark "Monty" Montague | monty@gg.caltech.edu | I don't do Windows(tm) > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > DON'T PANIC! I'm a trained professional, and far more | *Why* question > qualified to panic in this situation than you are. | authority? > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- gmack@imag.net
As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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