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Linux Features and Performance
Table
1.4: Linux Features and Performance Comparison
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Characteristic
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Linux
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Windows NT
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Solaris
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Range of compatible hardware
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Very wide
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Modest
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Narrow
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Minimal hardware
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386 PC
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486 PC
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Pentium
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Representative cost of hardware
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$200
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$1300
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$1600
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Average downtime
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Very low
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As low as 30 min./week
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Very low
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Performance
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High
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Comparable to Linux
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Half of Linux to same as Linux
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Multi-processing capabilities
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Excellent
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Modest
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Excellent
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IP Security (IPSec)
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Yes
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Planned
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1999
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IPv6
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Available
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Privately demonstrated
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Beta
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Overall user satisfaction, per Datapro
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Highest
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Lowest
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Medium
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Source code readily available
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Yes
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No
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No
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Installed base
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Millions
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Millions
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Hundreds of thousands
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