Re: HIGH performance, HIGH SPEED, FASTEST OS running a database server!!

I hate to burst your bubble. But, Linux is not ready for prime time. Informix and Oracle are databases designed for mission critical applications with high number of users which depend on a reliable OS to run on. That is why you see SUN, HP-UX, AIX as the primary OS for these high performance databases. On the other hand. If you want to run a small business with just a few users and you can afford to bring down your server regularly, then I see no problems running LINUX or any other OS. You might as well run access, paradox foxpro or any other pc based database system. their price is right in there with the price of Linux. gold_bag@yahoo.com wrote: > If you are looking for high performance, high speed, the FASTEST > operating system in the world running a database server, than your > wait is over!! Linux is super-fast running "superb OS" most suitable > to run a database server on it! > Borland Corp had recently released Interbase SQL server on Linux!! > check that out. > > ******************************************************************************** > > Salient Features of Linux Operating System > ------------------------------------------- > > ' Linux is the FASTEST operating system in the world! Linux runs MUCH > FASTER > than Windows95/NT. Linux is 1.2 to 3 times faster than Windows NT or 95. > In > command-line console mode without X-windows it runs even faster (console > mode > is most ideal for servers like database servers, webservers, > emailservers..etc.) > > ' Linux is the most RELIABLE OS. Windows95, Windows NT fail the > CRASH_OS_TEST > programs and only Linux passes. Also commercial unixe's like IRIX, > Solaris, HPUX, > AIX, SCO all FAIL the crash test and only Linux passes the crashme test. > (See > crashme*.rpm on cdrom). Very often Windows95 users will get GPF errors > and the > system freezes. Linux is very robust because it is built by millions of > people > on internet and there are no errors in the kernel. Linux runs for one > full > year without any re-boots or any problems non-stop! > > ' Linux has excellent SCALABILITY - it runs on Uni-processor, > Multi-processors, > Parallel Processors and even Super-computers (with hundreds of CPUs). > Linux fully supports SMP(Symmetric Multi-Processing) boxes with more > than > one cpu. Windows 95 supports only one cpu box. Linux scales much BETTER > than NT on SMP (Symmetric Multi Processors) boxes. > > ' Linux is fully 32-bit/64-bit operating system. And Linux is very > modular and > is easily ported to 64-bit chips like DEC alpha, UltraSparc. Windows95 > has vast > majority of 16-bit code in its kernel (about 70% of kernel is 16-bit > code and the > remaining is 32-bit). > > ' Linux is a very SECURE OS. Windows95 is NOT a secure OS, break-ins > are easy. > Windows 95, NT, MSDOS have computer VIRUSES. But Linux does not have any > viruses. > The reason being the way Linux OS is designed. > > ' Linux is less demanding on system resources. Linux runs on 386 PC with > as > little as 2 MB in console mode without X-windows. Windows 95 and NT > CANNOT > because the graphic engine > in built inside the kernel which makes Windows95/NT a resource hog. > Graphic > engine built inside the OS kernel makes Windows95/NT extremely > unreliable. Linux > can do everything that Windows 95/NT does BUT Windows 95/NT cannot do > everything > which Linux does!! > > ' Linux uses X-windows which is a advanced network-windowing system, > whereas Win > dows NT/95 is a standalone single-workstation windowing system. For > example, usi > ng X-windows, users can display output on any monitor/workstation > attached any > where in the network. There is a command called 'xhost' in Linux (see > man xhost > ) and DISPLAY environment variable. Like this there are lot of > functionalities i > n X-windows which are missing in Windows NT/95. X-Windows is a industry > standard > which was developed in MIT and is a very powerful network windowing > system. X i > s covered by ISO in X-Open standard along with POSIX. > > ' Linux supports remote system administration whereas Windows NT/95 does > not. > For example, you can remote login and do many system administration > tasks, for example > like 'reboot a Linux server' from a remote terminal hundreds of miles > away! > > ' Linux OS needs only 100 MB of disk space for installation. Linux > supports dual > boot on the PCs - that is, you can have Windows95/NT on one partition > and Linux > on other. During system startup user can select to load Linux or > Windows 95 and > vice versa. > > ' Linux is 100% POSIX compliant OS, whereas Windows NT/95 are not. POSIX > is IEEE > (Institute of Electrical Engg) standard as well as ANSI and > international ISO s > tandard spec. U.S. govt, generally require full compliance of POSIX on > any oper > ating system. Most of the Unix's like Solaris, HPUX, AIX, SCO are 100% > POSIX com > pliant. > > ' You get the complete source code for Linux OS and all of it's > applications, wh > ereas Windows 95/NT is proprietary from a mono-polistic vendor and you > get > only the binaries. Having the source code of Linux is vital for > companies > because they can quickly add advanced features and share it with every > other > companies in the world. > > ' Linux is free of any cost. Downside of Windows 95 and NT is that you > need to p > ay $200 (US dollars) per seat for Windows 95 and $800 (US dollars) per > seat for > Windows NT. And Microsoft applications like MS Office, C++ compilers > and others > will cost you further thousands of US dollars! It is better to spend > money on > hardware and use Linux as the software. > > ' Linux has more 1500 software packages included on the CDROM and more > are being > developed world-wide. > > ' Linux was awarded 'The BEST Network Operating system, 1997/98' by US > InfoWorld computer magazine > > ' The movie 'TITANIC' was created using Linux on Digital Alpha! Linux > was used > to create computer graphics, animations of all the shots in the movie > 'TITANIC' > which made $1000 MILLION U.S. dollars in box office! > > ' Linux was also used for storing data from experiments in the space > shuttle. > Linux was orbiting the earth in space! > > ******************************************************************************** > > MICROSOFT - LINUX ANALOGY LIST > ------------------------------ > > LINUX (UNIX) is a International Standard (ISO) POSIX compliant operating > system > > Linux applications are at : > http://www.caldera.com/tech-ref/linuxapps/linapps.html (You MUST visit > t > his site first before searching anywhere!!) > > Linux C.O.L.A is at : http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html (archive > of > newsgroup comp.os.linux.announce) > > Singapore site http://www.netspire.com.sg/Linux/LinApps/linapps.html > L > inux newsgroups are at comp.os.linux.* > Note: Some of the packages listed below are commercial a