On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 16:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rick, > > Never once has it been suggested that I "recompile the Windows OS" to get > maximum performance from my computer; many's the time I've read > "re-compile the kernel" in response to a question about Linux performance. > I read stories where someone has seen a performance increase after > replacing Windows with Linux, I personally have yet to see it. Anecdotally > (ie, with no benchmarks) my Dell Latitude is about half as speedy running > in Linux as it in Windows. To get the same performance from Linux, would > I need to get a faster computer? Something else to factor into the TCO.
You're kidding right? I think this a a feature not a bug. You don't think that a bunch of the registry tweaking windows geeks out there would kill for the chance to customize the kernel? Fact is since you can't get the source code you can't recompile. Several of your other arguments are quite valid in my opinion. Of course you need to include the cost of administration in determining the TCO of any solution, but to imply that Windows software installation and setup is always easier than in linux, is absurd. There are always outside variables and it sounds like you know as much about Linux as I know about windows, a fair amount but not as much as you need to to claim significant administration skills. I have spent untold hours learning and customizing linux and I get so pissed until I do another windows installation and remember what a pain it can be to install the software get the correct drivers for any specialized hardware, install the software, tweak settings blah blah blah. The cycle has to happen on any platform. Use of OS wide tools like rpm make determining what might have changed trivial. The mindset of fix it rather than reinstall the software is a good thing IMHO. You get to learn why instead of just how. Sorry but that compile bit pissed me off. Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
