Re: Benefits of Linux/Alpha over Linux/x86?

[tibor lib uaa alaska edu]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Bryan J. Smith wrote:

> Rich Payne wrote:
> > Up front I'd say that Linux's NFS server can be a little shaky at best. As
> > an SMB server it's fine, but NFS isn't quite there yet (neither x86 nor
> > Alpha).
> 
> Yeah, I know that first hand -- especially since I have Solaris
> clients!  But SPARC hardware is expensive and I heard that
> Solaris/x86 isn't as feature filled as it's 64-bit native port.  I'm
> kinda looking at using ReiserFS, but no one knows what kinda of
> locking issues (if any) to expect running NFS on it.

Considering their attitude toward 64 bit platforms, I don't think I would
even bother with it if/when they ever incorporate 64 bit support.  I have
yet to see *any* evidence of progress on 64 bit platform support in almost
two years, despite the fact that it's listed on the ReiserFS website as
one of their main objectives.

Mike
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