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On Thursday 13 Dec 2001 8:01 pm, you wrote:
> le jeu 13-12-2001 � 15:40, Thierry Vignaud a �crit :
> > I've tested it and never saw any boost. i've read other people reporting
> > no speedups.
>
> it's not a speedup pb, it responsivity.

In fact, it will actually slow the overall performence of the machine - hence 
me stating it should be left out of the more 'server' type kernels, but it as 
it is more responsive, it makes your system 'feel' faster, which, as a 
desktop user, is very beneficial. It basically decides which processes should 
get hoe much cpu time, where the linux kernel just normally divides it evenly 
(excusing priorities and i/o etc). As mandrake is aimed quite heavily at the 
desktop market (and i think is the best desktop OS i have ever used, although 
i havent tried OS X yet) this would benefit a great many users. I dont know 
if it can be copmiled as a module or not (i very much doubt it) but if this 
is the case,. i really would like it available as at least an option. Ive 
heard nothing but good things from people i know who use it, but i cant get 
the bloody stock mandrake kernels to compile (laziness) so i would really 
like someone else to do it for me ;)

Tom

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Tom "Tomahawk" Badran
Department of Computing, Imperial College
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