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rwi@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au (Ross Irvine) wrote:
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>: BTW, any idea on a linux server's performance when compared to
>: NetWare and NT?
>
>
>Hang on, that's like comparing what tastes more like an apple, an orange 
>or a bannana.
>Netware was built to be a server. Nothing else, therefor performance 
>wise Netware will always will.

Au contraire, it wills (wins?) in some circumstances - try to run a
database application which requires shared memory functionality.
Progress for example. The Linux/Unix machine will leave Netware
rocking gently in it's dust. It can be a real dog as a database server
with more than just a handful of users.

Just my $0.02's worth

Nigel.
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