[OS:N:] Why Free SW should remain as light as possible

[Frye, Matthew]

I've done extensive testing and this is true on both counts.  While I
haven't taken specific measurements of time, etc., there is a perceivable
difference when running real world applications for both desktop and server.


-----Original Message-----
From: Etienne Goyer [mailto:etienne.goyer at linuxquebec.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 12:06 PM
To: Open source advocacy in education and government
Subject: Re: [OS:N:] Why Free SW should remain as light as possible

Kernel 2.6 apparently perform much better than 2.4 for desktop (can't 
comment  as I have only used it on server).  

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Gnome and KDE are also 
being optimized release after release; KDE 3.2 is reputedly more 
responsive than 3.1.

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