Re: [OT] Old machine bsd vs. linux

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:08 -0600
> Javier Vasquez <j.e.vasquez.v@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry to ask specially through this list...
> >
> > I've been a linux user for around 10 years now, however lately some
> > 800MHz Coppermine machines are not performing as well as they used to.
> >
> > What I've read in this same list in the past, is that for the purpose
> > of still not letting them die, using openBSD, or perhaps freeBSD, is
> > the way to go.
> >     
> > If any one could share pointers to more up to date benchmarks, which
> > are as well oriented not just to networking and servers, it'd be
> > great.  The idea is to find data supporting the initial idea of
> > freeBSD or openBSD providing better performance for old machines...
> > Well, that might be a wrong assumption to start with, but that's what
> > I've read...
> >     
NetBSD is the distribution most focused on portability across lots of 
(older) platforms.

Can't help re. banchmarks, other than to note that googling on -  
benchmarks linux bsd - seems to yield LOTS of seemingly useful results 
(e.g., http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/).

Miles Fidelman

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