>>>"faster than Vista isn't hard, we want it to be faster than XP" because >>>remember, that's what most people are running. Why would they switch to >>>Ubuntu if it's going to make their machine slower? I think performance is a very relative term. Slow for games can be great for a database. I am a lot more interested in baseline comparisons between identical systems. I think Ubuntu will make systems faster, but it also make some systems slower. It depends on what you mean by speed. In any case, purpose-built will always beat one size fits all. <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Mackenzie Morgan <<a href="mailto:macoafi@gmail.com" target="_blank">macoafi@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 14:38 -0500, Martin Owens wrote: > > Anyway, it does look like linux wins in the end. > > I do not believe that is a good thing; Just because Gnu/Linux can be > faster than windows vista doesn't automatically mean we are serving our > users well. </div>Yes, the response on /. to "Ubuntu 8.10 is faster than Vista" was generally "so what?" One guy said his father in law with a slide rule, graph paper, and a pencil was faster than Vista. The consensus was "faster than Vista isn't hard, we want it to be faster than XP" because remember, that's what most people are running. Why would they switch to Ubuntu if it's going to make their machine slower? -- Mackenzie Morgan <a href="http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com</a> apt-get moo -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss</a> </blockquote></div>