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Re: NT vs Linux as web server



On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 10:45:01AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> My IT manager just EMailed me this article (CC'ed to a bunch of
> Directors, of course):
> 
>  http://www.mindcraft.com/whitepapers/nts4rhlinux.html
> 
>  Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 is 2.5 times faster than Linux as
>  a File Server and 3.7 times faster as a Web Server.
> 
> I'm sure I could dig up opposing reviews.  Anyone know of any?

Well, start with zdnet, who did reviews with the exact same benchmarks
and came to almost the opposite conclusions.

Also, try lwn.net, which is compiling a list of grevious errors in
this study.

-- 
Ian Peters		"I never let schooling interfere with my education."
itp@gnu.org					-- Mark Twain


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