Re: RE: Best Server OS

I've used Macs for a long time and think it's a great client and OS. The GUI stuff they have for the server I think is great too. But when considering the best OS for a server, I would hardly recommend it, except from an ease of use and setup standpoint. Apple is still coming up to speed on all the underpinnings, partly because of the changes BSD is going through (i.e. changing the threading model). Tiger I think will be a big boost and the planned eventual transition to gcc 4 will be an even bigger boost. I read an article recently that compared MySQL and other software performance on various operating systems, including Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Linux (gentoo). Linux pretty much stole the show, mainly because of it's threading design. Using Linux threads on BSD improved performance on BSD systems. While OSX wasn't tested, you could extrapolate where it might fall in the review since it is based on BSD. http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/27/1243207&from=rss On Mar 29, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Gerald Artman wrote:

I would recommend OSX Top ratings on security compared to Linux or Windows Fast processors in many configurations, most include 1000T Starting at $500 to $3500 for up to +15MIPS performance Excellent GUI interface Supported by Apache, PHP, MySQL and comes pre-installed Jerry Artman -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Brent Baisley Systems Architect Landover Associates, Inc. Search & Advisory Services for Advanced Technology Environments p: 212.759.6400/800.759.0577