Contact with PC Mag about Ubuntu

[Martin Owens]

I find it hard to believe that their benchmarking for Mac OSX is done
through a windows emulation; talk about crap data.

To do any sort of benchmarking fairly they will have to develop
platform neutral tests; although what benchmarking is to be done is a
little moot since Linux and windows both run on the same hardware and
linux will be faster than kernel32 at any io cat-cal you care to do.

I don't suggest you mention this Cam, I'm just posting this as a
personal response.

As for extras, I recommend developing some C, python or java based
tools for testing all 3 platforms fairly. I'd mention that it' unfair
to exclude other operating systems because of lack of benchmarking
ability when the  playing field is so uneven.

Perhaps theythought you would want a hardware comparison from the
standpoint of the ubuntu dell machines?

On 28/08/07, Cam Cope <maccam94 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's my draft reply to the e-mail response I got. Read the messages from
> the bottom up, and then let me know if you think I should make any
> additions/revisions. I'll send the message tonight around 10:30.
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>  Hi, thanks for the fast reply.
>
> I have a couple of suggestions. You can do a basic feature comparison, since
> it isn't really numbers that people care about. People care about
> functionality. What setup does it require? What maintenance does it
> require?. How well does it handle office formats? How well and how easily
> does it perform day to day tasks (internet, email, listening to music, etc)?
> I think that's what most of your readers care about.
>
> If you really need benchmarks, there are some cross-platform options. You
> can use the fps rate from cross-platform games like the Unreal Tournament
> demo for hard numbers (It might do well to compare the games running in
> Linux to the games running in Windows in both the OpenGL and DirectX modes).
>
> On 8/28/07, Cheng, Cisco <Cisco_Cheng at ziffdavis.com > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cam ,
> >
> >
> >
> > You have a good point. The problem from my end is acquiring and
> formulating benchmarks that are comparable to Mac and Windows systems. With
> the Mac, at least it runs Windows, which is the platform I use for all my
> testing. We can certainly review it from an anecdotal standpoint, but I
> rather have a viable testing suite in place. I'll address this to my team,
> and hopefully we can furnish an Ubuntu laptop and desktop review shortly.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Cisco
> >
> > ________________________________
>
> >
> > From: Cam Cope [mailto:maccam94 at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 12:41 AM
> > To: Cheng, Cisco; Berline, Gary; Rubenking, Neil
> > Subject: Linux
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >   I've been a subscriber for over 5 years, but one thing I've seen PC
> Magazine practically ignoring the whole time is Linux. Especially in the
> last year or so.
> >
> > You cover Windows, you cover Macs, heck, you even cover things like phones
> and cars. I know that it may not be as popular as Windows yet, but Linux has
> had a huge growth spurt in the last couple of years, and is no longer the
> "hackers-only OS" that it used to be.
> >
> > Please, please, PLEASE cover Ubuntu 7.04 and/or some of Dell's Ubuntu
> lineup. Do you need to be sent the CDs/PCs or what?
> >
> > I would really like to see Ubuntu either compared to Vista, analyzed as an
> alternative to upgrading to Vista, or comprehensively reviewed.
> >
> > A recurring section on Linux would be great too. It would, at the very
> least, be far more relevant to Personal Computing than cars and phones.
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> >
> > Cameron Cope.
>
>
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