Re: Linux betas NT in TPC testing, running Oracle8

r.e.ballard_at_usa.net writes:

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> It isn't a true "conspiracy", but the folks who audit these results
> cannot accept the Linux terms as legitimate results. If one were to
> consider only the raw hardware costs - which could be competitively
> obtained for $50k-$60k and the software costs which are in the $2k
> range, and the mainenance contracts available from companies like
> Flagship ($6,000-$20,000 for 5 years) this is typical of Linux
> "bargain basement" environments, a total of $80k. If Linux were
> able to crank out 8,000 TPC/M (plausable when you compare the SCO
> numbers), then Linux would still be in the $10/TPC range. Just
> looking at one of the "low-end" NT machines, it's easy to see how
> Linux could generate some rediculously low $/TPC numbers. NT
> generates $30/TPC with it's bottom of the line systems.

And in this day-and-age, benchmarks are becoming worthless. If they were so important, nobody would even use Windows NT, Microsoft's SQL Server or MySQL. People want *reasonable* solutions to their problems, both in terms of performance and price. Linux only needs to meet this requirement in order to satisfy the majority.

Back in the days of measuring CPU times to the cycle, benchmarks were shown to save money by increasing the longetivity of your hardware. Today, you just plunk down a few thousand dollars to buy more machine.

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