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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: The better (more suitable)Unix?? FreeBSD or Linux
Date: 13 Feb 1996 01:55:23 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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"Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
] I don't think that the async-vs-sync metadata write issues are worth
] debating since the whole topic is truly too subjective for meaningful
] discussion.
Bah Humbug. See other posts in this thread.
When anyone claims some operating system component is not subject
to objective, mathematical analysis, they are mistaken.
Objective, not subjective.
] I would suggest instead simply trying sync vs async on your
] own system, being as (in)cautious as you care to be in the
] transition, and then post your experiences. People need
] concrete evidence here, not abstract debate.
Anecdotal evidence is not evidence:
"XXX OS has not crashed while I was using it, therefore
XXX OS never crashes"
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.