Dustin Oakley wrote:
>
> There is a story on ZD-net (
> http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,387766,00.html ) about
> a review of the 2.2 kernel. They state, "In the near future, however,
> software programs that can take advantage of the new Linux will be few
> and far between." Is this accurate? Do programs need to be rewritten
> to take advantage of the new kernel? Does a new kernel break any
> backward compatibility?
I think he is saying that programs have to be written a certain way in
order to effectively utilise SMP, either that or Windoze users get
screwed over SMP licensing fees - bad example
> I wouldn't be surprised if they are dumb since they also said they
> "had to use VI editor" to tweak settings and called this digging into
> the source code...
No need to look that far check the link to an article about Linux
needing more than hype to compete with M$, ZD should be part of M$
press.
> Anyway, it received an Analyst's Choice, so that is good news.
See the diff in the bench of 2.0 and 2.2. HEH HEH
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