Clarence Verge wrote: > > The problem is that you had swallowed the > line that goes: Linux is fast.
Hmm... I've heard people say that Linux is powerful, that Linux is stable, that Linux is open-source, that Linux is more secure than Windows, that the Linux GUI is prettier than Windows, that Linux runs on anything from a cell phone to a super-computer, that Linux is the OS of the future. However, I have never heard anyone say that Linux is fast. Linux certainly can be fast (if it is designed to be). But, more often than not, Linux is designed to be full of features and options; and this, naturally, slows it down. > "C" is slow regardless of what you call it Yes, most code compiled from C is slower than code competently written in machine language. However, the general use of C in Linux enables far more people to understand the code and to customize their own systems. This, combined with open source, gives the ordinary user an unmatched level of control. Cheers, Steven
