On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 17:04:44 +1000 "Ben de Luca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oops no I am wrong! > > 3 tests were performed! Count them 3! And it looks like the were run 1 > time! Thats a pretty defensive posture to be taking isn't it? My intro to this stated very clearly that these were initial results. Similarly, the article itself made no claims to be an extensive study of this issue but they did suggest a reason why Gentoo might be a little slower (optimisation of -O2 instead of -O3). However, the real beauty of this study is that it would be very easy for anyone with the normal resources of a home computer user to set up and run a better test. If you feel strongly enough that the test in the article is flawed, you should feel free to pursure it. My suggestion is that you plan the testing to be carried out before hand, post it here for comments on the methodology and when that seems sound then run your tests. Erik -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yes it's valid) +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Learning Linux is like joining a cult. Sure it's fun at first but you waste time, become brainwashed, and then have to be de-programmed by Bill Gates before you can work for Him again. - Ray Lopez, in [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
