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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.misc
Subject: Re: Unix too slow for a Web server?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.infosystems.www.misc
Date: 20 Sep 1996 01:00:10 +0100
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greggd@caddmicro.com wrote:
: So this debate as to whether NT is a better WWW server than Un*x
: is sort of like debating whether a white tennis ball is better at
: Wimbledon than a green tennis ball.
Your arguement falls down in several places (IMO - hearsay, no proof).
. Mach is comparable to 4.3BSD & sysv3 - not a patch on the likes of FreeBSD,
Linux, Solaris & any modern Unix based on 4.4BSD or sysv4.
. As far as I'm aware, NT uses large chunks of BIOS. If it's based on Mach,
why did they then "plug the shit back in" ?
. Given that the two previous statements are false, your comparison should
be made between a regular tennis ball and one with a fur coat on ! Think
of the clag that hides the Mach kernel !
This thread is gettin' silly !
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....