* Travers Buda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-02-18 14:42:34]: > * Jon Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-02-18 11:17:08]: > > > On 2/17/07, R. Fumione <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Hello, > > > > > >I am using OpenBSD on server since few years now, and I am very happy > > >with it's easy maintenance and it's stability. I want to try on > > >desktop, and I am having trouble. > > > > > >Everything is much slower than existing Linux system. For example, > > >Firefox takes 3-5 seconds to start on Linux but ~10 seconds on > > >OpenBSD on same machine! > > > > So? For all practicality's sake, you're only starting firefox a > few times a day (in my normal usage.) Basically, once you start > getting around to about 10 seconds for a massive program to start > up, you're really not going to see any more efficiency in your work > by an increased speed-up. > > IMHO, more speed than today's modern sorts of computers (hammer, > core) is really not going to improve the user experience. Likewise, > a slight speed-up in the OS is really not going to do much for you. > > But, after all, you are getting something out of that minute launch > time disparity. The return is much greater than the cost. > > By the way... I'd imagine the slowness attributed to OpenBSD in > this case actually lies with this: > $ grep Os /usr/ports/www/mozilla-firefox/Makefile > $ --enable-optimize=-Os > And and thank god for it. I remember how > firefox totally hosed my memory on a bunch of linux systems with -O2. It > didn't matter if the box had 256 or a gig of ram, somehow firefox > managed to misuse all of it and played havoc with the swap--other > running applications suffered. All for 5 seconds faster startup. > > -- > Travers Buda
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