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I wouldn't call OpenBSD indestructible. As far as I have heard, FreeBSD and NetBSD are the most stable, while OpenBSD may be a little more secure, but not quite as stable.
I agree that FreeBSD's code is probably less sloppy than Linux, but the speed issue is not the real question. FreeBSD used to have quicker networking capabilities than Linux, but these days, they are both very similar in speed, with some variation. The real key issue for most of us BSD users is stability, where the *BSDs are not just more stable than Linux, but more stable than just about any OS out there. -------------------
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I agree that FreeBSD's code is probably less sloppy than Linux, but the speed issue is not the real question. FreeBSD used to have quicker networking capabilities than Linux, but these days, they are both very similar in speed, with some variation. The real key issue for most of us BSD users is stability, where the *BSDs are not just more stable than Linux, but more stable than just about any OS out there. -------------------
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I consider Slackware to be the closest Linux comes to the stability of FreeBSD, but still, I would pick FreeBSD. I think there is no denying that it does have a more mature codebase, and the continued thrust of BSD development is to be less cutting edge, and more dependable. For this reason, I usually end up using FreeBSD for a server, and Linux to handle anything related to graphics, multimedia, audio, etc...
By the way, here is a good article comparing FreeBSD and Linux performance:
Based on what I see here, I would say perhaps Linux is a better machine for database hosting, while FreeBSD would be best as an application server, or as the outermost "server farm" tier in a clustered situation. (which is exactly how Yahoo uses it, as I understand)
Remember, also, that FreeBSD is due for a major revision soon, with version 5.0 coming out later this year. This will be as sweeping a change as the 2.4 kernel was in Linux, so I think we will expect to see a whole new set of benchmarked comparisons after that ;-). See more here: -------------------
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By the way, here is a good article comparing FreeBSD and Linux performance:
Based on what I see here, I would say perhaps Linux is a better machine for database hosting, while FreeBSD would be best as an application server, or as the outermost "server farm" tier in a clustered situation. (which is exactly how Yahoo uses it, as I understand)
Remember, also, that FreeBSD is due for a major revision soon, with version 5.0 coming out later this year. This will be as sweeping a change as the 2.4 kernel was in Linux, so I think we will expect to see a whole new set of benchmarked comparisons after that ;-). See more here: -------------------
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