From: jimmy <jimmyb@huawei.com>
To: Denis Vlasenko <vda@ilport.com.ua>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: www.softpanorama.org: sparc_vs_x86 fun
Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 16:26:12 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4459DDCC.2020407@huawei.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200605041224.41827.vda@ilport.com.ua>
> http://www.softpanorama.org/Articles/Linux_vs_Solaris/sparc_vs_x86.shtml
>
>> ...
>> Linux is essentially an OS that flourishes only on Intel. It never achieved
>> any significant success on RISC architecture although IBM now is trying to
>> change this situation pushing Linux on PowerPC and potentially cannibalizing
>> its own AIX sales (at least on low level servers). Actually running several
>> competing with each other hardware and software offerings is nothing new for
>> IBM.
>
>> Solaris is heterogeneous OS that (unlike Linux) can perform well on two
>> architectures: UltraSparc and Intel. Actually Linux used to be more
>> heterogeneous in the past when it supported Alpha. But those days are long
>> gone.
>> ...
someone should send these guys a directory listing of linux/arch/
[snip]
>> * Fault tolerance. Sun servers can do amazing things with fauly components.
yeah! like toast bread :-)
-jb
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-05-04 11:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-05-04 9:24 www.softpanorama.org: sparc_vs_x86 fun Denis Vlasenko
2006-05-04 10:56 ` jimmy [this message]
2006-05-04 11:41 ` Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker
2006-05-04 18:59 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2006-05-04 11:31 ` Jan Engelhardt
2006-05-04 22:51 ` David S. Miller
2006-05-09 14:39 ` Bill Davidsen
2006-05-12 15:18 ` Jan Engelhardt
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