>>>"faster than Vista isn't hard, we want it to be faster than XP" because >>>remember, that's what most people are running. Why would they switch to >>>Ubuntu if it's going to make their machine slower?
I think performance is a very relative term. Slow for games can be great for a database. I am a lot more interested in baseline comparisons between identical systems. I think Ubuntu will make systems faster, but it also make some systems slower. It depends on what you mean by speed. In any case, purpose-built will always beat one size fits all. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Mackenzie Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 14:38 -0500, Martin Owens wrote: > > > Anyway, it does look like linux wins in the end. > > > > I do not believe that is a good thing; Just because Gnu/Linux can be > > faster than windows vista doesn't automatically mean we are serving our > > users well. > > Yes, the response on /. to "Ubuntu 8.10 is faster than Vista" was > generally "so what?" One guy said his father in law with a slide rule, > graph paper, and a pencil was faster than Vista. The consensus was > "faster than Vista isn't hard, we want it to be faster than XP" because > remember, that's what most people are running. Why would they switch to > Ubuntu if it's going to make their machine slower? > > -- > Mackenzie Morgan > http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com > apt-get moo > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > >
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