Re: Linux and Apache performance, Update

Jim Gettys (jg@pa.dec.com)
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 08:00:55 -0700

> From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 15:49:31 +0100 (BST)
> To: jg@pa.dec.com (Jim Gettys)
> Cc: jdeong@cnmnetwork.com, ak-uu@muc.de, dank@alumni.caltech.edu,
> linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, ju@ct.heise.de
> Subject: Re: Linux and Apache performance, Update
> -----
> > So the common, valid, comparison most real people will want to see is
> ^^^^^

The comparison is valid (Apache vs. IIS): the benchmarks, unfortunately,
generally are not valid...

I think we're in violent agreement here, Alan.

>
> IMNSHO there are no valid comparison benches available. That is a problem and
> not just for Apache.

Yup....

I'm very aware of this, being editor of the HTTP/1.1 spec.
W3C's WCA is trying to get data that might make it possible to generate
more reasonable benchmarks.
- Jim

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