Mike McMullin wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 20:38 +0200, Richard Bos wrote: > >> Op Friday 11 May 2007 20:24:49 schreef Petr Klíma: >> >>> Aaron Kulkis wrote: >>> >>>> I think it's more of an observation effect. >>>> >>>> Windows is so buggy, that when hardware errors do occur, >>>> it's just background noise in the all-too-typical crashing >>>> and failing... >>>> >>> Well, I don't agree at all. What I experienced was correct Windows >>> behaviour (no errors, at least none reported) while in LInux programs >>> crashed now and then without apparent reason. >>> >>> I agree with Carlos that LInux most probably uses hardware more >>> aggressively, something like leaving less time between successive >>> actions therefore leaving less time for the things (signal levels etc.) >>> to settle down. That wouldn't be a problem for perfectly stable hardware >>> whose critical operating frequencies are quite higher than the real >>> operating ones (e.g. all transients finished soon enough). Once you got >>> hardware which is operating at (or behind) the edge, you may get anything. >>> >> As example: we once obtained a computer that had been running windows fine >> for >> ages. The moment we started installing linux on it, it failed. Indeed it >> already failed during the installation! Running a memory check tool showed >> that memory was bad => computer to the IT department, they stated that there >> was nothing wrong with the system using their tools! After talking a bit >> longer the faulty memory got replaced and the machine started to behave >> correctly. >> >> From this we learned that linux uses indeed all resources that it has >> available, while MS does probably not.... >> > > From my experience, Linux has more of the robustness required to run > on shoddy hardware, once you get it up and running, than XP does. > > Quite so. I have both SUSE 10.2 and XP on my ThinkPad. Linux is very reliable on it, but XP frequently locks up.
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