Performance testing (pass 1)

[Bill Anderson]

On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 13:21, Stephan Schutter wrote:
>  
> > - it's a complex and sophisticated client/server, network-transparent 
> > windowing system, whereas on windows you have a simple pc gui: 
> > single-user, and local-only.  you're not really comparing apples to apples.
> > 
> WinXP is multi user. Like 2000 server it has RDP and supports multiple 
> logins... 2000 server (in app mode) and XP (app mode is disabled in the 
> registry) 2003 (app) all have the multiuser kernel. so apples are 
> apples. :=)

No, Windows is *not* a networked windowing system. Multi-user is a
separate issue.

> > Even so, linux desktop performance is not bad, apart from pathological 
> > cases like yours - and is getting better. Just as all the  server room 
> > shortcomings were addressed, so now the desktop shortcomings are being 
> > addressed.
> > 
> I gave a RHL CD set to one of my coleagues and the first thing out of his 
> mouth was: "it's slow". Hows that for first impressions? 

I've given CDs to people and their response is "wow, that's pretty
quick!" How is that for first impressions? (BTW, I do that a lot in my
job)

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Bill Anderson
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