Re: [BLUG] Are source based distributions better for servers?

On Sunday 16 September 2007 11:09:03 am Shing-Shong Shei wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> > - DB server: Gentoo (think optimized, stripped down install -- I want as
> > much performance as possible outta that box)
>
> Just wonder if you have done any benchmarks to support this claim.
> Even if you compile everything from sources with higher optimization
> flags does not guarantee that the generated codes will run faster --
> there are just too many factors that can affect the runtime efficiency.
> Also I think DB server tends to be I/O bound and you will have better
> luck tuning the I/O subsystem than, say, compiling the whole system.
>
> Shing-Shong
>
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something else if you don't mind going the bsd path might be openbsd path
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