Frank Shute wrote:
On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 01:41:29AM +1100, alex wrote:
Hi Guys,
Today I reformatted a machine (network server) thats run FreeBSD nonstop
for at least the last 3 years and installed linux on it. I have a raid 0
setup with 2 hard disks in the very same machine.
So you had a machine that had run non-stop for 3 years yet you replace
the OS. Clever.
Yes I replaced the OS. Because the box was to also be a PBX (running
asterisk, instead of just being a file server/web server for running
local web apps). I was continually getting coredumps with asterisk.
After filing numerous bug reports and hitting dead ends with the
asterisk devs, I had enough, because none of them knew how to debug the
problem under freebsd, I got fed up and moved the box over to linux, and
to my surprise, no more core dumps.
I see a number of factors putting freebsd behind:
* The teams stubbornness with compiler/base tools (wont move away from
gcc 4.2.1 because they just cant accept the GPL2)
They don't like the license, that's not stubbornness.
Wow thats a good reason to use ancient compilers and assemblers.
* The teams stubbornness with the base system binutils (which cause
mplayer and other multimedia applications not to build, unless a newer
version is installed)
Nonsense.
You dont see having a set of binutils thats not SSE3 or SSE4 capable as
a problem? It's nonsense?
Using such an old compiler must have a performance impact on the OS. I
say this because compilers improve over time, they generate better,
tighter, more optimized code. The binutils shipped with freebsd is more
than 5 years old now.
A codes age has nothing to do with it's performance.
Clearly you know nothing about how compilers generate and optimize code.
If this isnt a problem, why would new versions of gcc and binutils
continue to surface. Well I can see three obvious reasons, improved code
generation, bug fixes, new features.
It's not just my personal test that has shown that linux is ahead in
numerous areas (performance wise), but the recent phoronix benchmarks
that were released when FreeBSD 8 came out, were pretty damning.
Link please.
Sure, no problem, enjoy:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=freebsd8_benchmarks&num=1
Go on, I am waiting for you to poke holes and attempt to totally
invalidate those benchmarks too.
I'd like to see what the FreeBSD team has to say on this.
Alex
Despite your FreeBSD T-shirt ownage, your post is a troll.
Nobody's interested in your bogus benchmarks & opinions on matters
that you are not knowledgeable of.
Regards,
I guess you cant see the difference between a troll and a complaint. I
have been using freebsd since the 4.x days. It seems you have quite a
chip on your shoulder, frank.
Alex.
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