Performance shock (BS)

[Vincent Trouilliez]

I agree 200%

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Vince

> On 4/24/05, Tom Adelstein <adelste at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I just accidentally saw the contents of this post and I could not
> > believe what I saw.
> > 
> > I've been testing desktops for over two years and one half years now and
> > to say that Microsoft Windows runs faster than Linux one the same
> > configurations is just wrong.
> > 
> > If in fact you are experiencing such an aberrant behavior, then you know
> > how to tune Windows and don't know how to configure Linux.
> > 
> > Otherwise, this thread is a Microsoft disinformation effort. Either way,
> > it's despicable. If you don't know enough about Linux to tune up Open
> > Office, then you need to do you homework.
> > 
> > Also, if you're running lots of services -- as in server mode -- compare
> > the performance of Linux to Windows 2000 server running the same number
> > of services.
> > 
> > No way Windows on a comparable platform outperforms Linux. I've proven
> > it hundreds of times.
> > 
> 
> OK. I'm out. I hesitated about asking this question straightforwardly
> because I've observed that asking mildly critical-sounding questions
> in linux forums almost always generates torrents of abuse. Admittedly,
> in this case everyone except you has been constructive, but your
> revolting post is enough. I'm unsubscribing right away because I'm
> just sick of this kind of crap that makes open, honest,
> straightforward communication about technology (technology! not war or
> rape or starvation!) just impossible.
> 
> You call someone *despicable* because they ask a question that doesn't
> match your experiences/prejudices. What fucking world have you
> experienced -- anything at all beyond porn and computers? "Despicable"
> can appropriately be said of child-abusers, not people who ask
> questions about a piece of technology you favour.
> 
> Specifically, factually, really, I was referring to *untuned* fresh
> installs on both Ubuntu and Win 2003 Server. Stock installs with
> minimal services running. All I did on both was install a couple of
> apps (and SP1  on the Win partition). I'm not even making any general
> statements about the performance of Linux "vs" (your kind of term, I
> guess) Windows (you'd know it by Windoze or Winblows, no doubt); this
> was just a comment on desktop responsiveness. Or am I lying? A
> Microsoft stoolie? What? Why?
> 
> Before finishing with you, let me tell you two small things. 
> 
> One. I have been diligently installing Ubuntu on friends' computers
> now for the past year, because I like it and like it's underlying
> ethics, and believe these friends should get off the Microsoft
> monopoly bandwagon if they can. In many cases I've had to work hard to
> persuade these friends to try linux again, because they've been burned
> by trying it, having problems, and then asking questions in forums and
> mailing lists. There they meet you and your clones, get abused, have
> no source of help, so reinstall Windows. You and people like you are
> driving ordinary users away.
> 
> Two. My main reason for seriously making attempts to migrate all my
> computer-based work away from Microsoft's OS's is this. I worked in a
> heavily MS-based business, consisting mainly of a very large WinNT &
> Win2k server centre (3000+ servers). I observed time and again how MS
> uses its power to distort and corrupt the IT business. The final straw
> for me was when I witnessed them bribe the company I worked in to keep
> quiet about a security problem we found. This was a very serious
> issue, exposing tens of thousands of private customer records on
> competitors' servers to easy access across the net. MS persuaded this
> company not to pull a product that was based on the vulnerable
> technology, and stopped us from warning competitors that their
> information was exposed. I felt dirty working there, blew the whistle
> anonymously (though, interestingly, the press wasn't interested), and
> quit. The point is that I have no reason to favour Microsoft, would
> never do any form of business with them, and don't need to be told by
> some grossly ignorant prejudiced juvenile that a question I ask in
> good faith derives from some 'Microsoft disinformation effort'. Fuck
> you.
> 
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