Re: [OT] [NEWS STORY] Crap on MSNBC

Gerhard Mack (gmack@imag.net)
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:18:17 +0000 ( )

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.
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> 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
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gmack@imag.net


As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.




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