Malte wrote:
When testing a rather complex app (50 Stacks, huge amounts of XML data being
processed)
under Kubuntu on a very decent machine (actually I got a bit jealous of what is
under the hood
there):
Performance is rather slow. Especially screen refreshes. Drag and Drop is
not working very well (if at all). Everything that uses inks, slows down
performance
terribly. This is with engine 3.x and up
Scrollbars (progress bars) are not rendered correctly. Only tested with 3.5
Everything is a little better when using Ubuntu without a k, however performance
is far from what I am used to under MacOs or Win.
I am not complaining. I understand it is a tremendous task to support an Os the
end user has as much control about as all the Oses they call "Linux" are. You
can make
it be a tame penguin, or a 7 headed Hydra (it lost 2 heads, when it tried to
install its
graphics card), with lions teeth (one of them carious, but sharp anyways),
bears claws
and penguin feet.
Just wanted to share what I have seen.
Good info. I'm assuming this is logged in the RQCC?
I appreciate the business case behind RunRev's priorities placing Win
and Mac support above Linux, but I also think that for the long term
investment in Linux is a good bet.
There are many challenges in seeing Linux adoption on the desktop
approach the lofty goal of 10%, but none of them are technical. From an
engineering standpoint the OS is a darn fine one; the only issues
inhibiting adoption are usability and evangelism, which can be worked
out in reasonable time.
While 10% may seem unrealistic to some right now, I think in the five-
to ten-year time frame that may actually be low. It's a rock-solid
contender available at the unbeatable price of free. What's not to love?
I just hope its adoption grows fast enough to push RunRev Ltd. toward
more investment sooner rather than later. Ubuntu Linux is my
second-favorite OS ever, and their Netbook Remix Edition has been a
beautiful enhancement to my EeePC. :)
Even in the here-and-now, there may be opportunities where Linux is
disproportionately represented among groups who could make better use of
a tool like Rev than most, such as education.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com
Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com
revJournal blog: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv
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