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@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + +BE SURE TO READ THE MANUAL. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE OUTDATED. + +This is a brief readme file for the netperf TCP/UDP/sockets/etc +performance benchmark. This is here mostly as a boot-strap. The real +information is in the manual, which can be found in netperf.ps and +online from http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html. The +sources, and a limited number of binaries, can be found from +ftp://ftp.cup.hp.com/dist/networking/benchmarks/netperf/ . + +BE SURE TO READ THE MANUAL. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE OUTDATED. + +There is a COPYRIGHT file included. It is called COPYING because that +is what autosomethingorother wanted. It is based on what the HP Legal +Eagles gave me. I am not sure if the legalese is clear, but the intent +is to say "Here is a benchmark. Use it in good health. Pass it along, +port it, enhance it. You didn't pay for this tool, so don't expect it +to be perfect ;-)" The rest of it is there to keep the layers happy... + +While the copyright is pretty much in spirit an "open source" one, it +is not in letter - I never took the time to try to get it approved. +If you feel strongly about the license of the code you use and want +something under the GPL, consider netperf4: + +http://www.netperf.org/svn/netperf4/trunk + +Feel free to report netperf results in public forums, but please be +excruciatingly complete in your description of the test envorinment. +The old netperf database at: + + http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html + +is no more - or rather the utilities for accessing it no longer run. +The data is still present in the tree, albeit _VERY_ old now. + +There is an Internet mailing list devoted to netperf. It is called +netperf-talk and it is hosted on netperf.org. Subscription requests +should go to netperf-talk-request@netperf.org. + +Please DO NOT SEND subscription requests to netperf-talk! + +If you run into severe difficulties, or are just feeling chatty, +please feel free to drop some email to me - Rick Jones +<rick.jones2@hp.com>. Be sure to include a meaningful subject lines. + +happy benchmarking, +rick jones + +BE SURE TO READ THE MANUAL. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE OUTDATED. |