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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
Date: 24 Aug 1995 20:25:42 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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Message-ID: <41in86$ggc@park.uvsc.edu>
References: <409iah$inf@galaxy.ucr.edu> <40alp5$psg@agate.berkeley.edu> <413bkc$3t2@kadath.zeitgeist.net> <1995Aug24.222509.28085@state.systems.sa.gov.au> <DDtp98.AA8@ritz.mordor.com>
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ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) wrote:
] I'm running a stock 2.0.5R system on an AMD dx2-80 with 16mb RAM as a
] web server. I got over 300k hits yesterday and the machine was still
] running at 85-90% idle. I have a feeling that linux would have puked
] on that kind of network load.
[ ... ]
] My install went like this:
]
] create boot disk
] reboot machine with boot disk
] run install
] point the installer at ftp.cdrom.com
] tell it to install the works
] go eat lunch
] come back an hour later and reboot the machine
] Welcome to FreeBSD
]
] The web server was built/configured and in production within 5 hours
] of starting the above process and has handled several million web
] hits in since then (maybe 2 weeks ago). I couldn't be more pleased.
] When I see sites with Sparcs (running slowlaris) being brought to
] their knees with half of my load I just chuckle. :-)
[ ... ]
] http://www.mordor.com/
Where is your "Powered by FreeBSD" logo?
You should notify the keeper of the "FreeBSD Partners" page and
get your page linked. 8-).
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.