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Poor methodologyBy Anonymous on June 9, 2008, 1:45 pm(Re-written from my comment at lwn.net):
This isn't a particularly well-conducted test.
Most notably:
- The article measures power draw under load without...
Red Hat Linux greener than WS2008By Microsoft Subnet on June 9, 2008, 1:46 pmWindows users: Note this line from the test: "The variable settings allowed by both Windows and Linux – which let you toggle between having a high energy efficient...
We would disagree; two tests are examples and 100 wouldn't be enBy Tom Henderson on June 9, 2008, 3:40 pmEmail, not the web, is the most active application that a server sees, and so we chose it to perform our active testing using products commonly found on both Linux...
Sendmail vs. ExchangeBy josh on June 9, 2008, 4:47 pmThe test also fails because you're not comparing apples to apples.
Let's have a race between a tugboat and a freighter and see which one uses more diesel to travel...
I agreeBy nema0402 on June 9, 2008, 8:07 pmThe method is flawed, but I am curious to see what results a good test would produce. http://elfurl.com/2f9oi
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Poor methodologyBy Anonymous on June 9, 2008, 1:45 pm(Re-written from my comment at lwn.net): This isn't a particularly well-conducted test. Most notably: - The article measures power draw under load without...
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Red Hat Linux greener than WS2008By Microsoft Subnet on June 9, 2008, 1:46 pmWindows users: Note this line from the test: "The variable settings allowed by both Windows and Linux – which let you toggle between having a high energy efficient...
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We would disagree; two tests are examples and 100 wouldn't be enBy Tom Henderson on June 9, 2008, 3:40 pmEmail, not the web, is the most active application that a server sees, and so we chose it to perform our active testing using products commonly found on both Linux...
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Sendmail vs. ExchangeBy josh on June 9, 2008, 4:47 pmThe test also fails because you're not comparing apples to apples. Let's have a race between a tugboat and a freighter and see which one uses more diesel to travel...
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AgreedBy Anonymous on June 9, 2008, 7:58 pmVery poor Methodology indeed. JT http://www.anondo.alturl.com
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I agreeBy nema0402 on June 9, 2008, 8:07 pmThe method is flawed, but I am curious to see what results a good test would produce. http://elfurl.com/2f9oi
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