Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ?

[Tomas Larsson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rob Miracle
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:31 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ?
> 
> 
> Michael A. Peters wrote:
> > 
> > Windows cheats in some respect - allowing you to login before it is
> > really done.
> > 
> > For example - after loging in Windows, I have to wait before I can 
> > dial
> > my PPPoE - and I have to wait before iTunes will start - etc.
> 
> Michael brings up a good point.  On my WinXP Laptop, where I have a 
> wireless 802.11G card, it doesn't pump the card until after 
> the login. 
> It doesn't attempt to mount network drives until after you login.  A 
> good portion of the startup is unique per user, it doesn't 
> happen until 
> after login.
> 
> Unix is going to mount its network drives, pump the network cards and 
> such before you ever get the "login: " prompt.  All the more 
> reason you 
> can't really compare to two operating systems.
> 
> Rob
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Completely wrong.
Networking in XP is loaded at boot time, however you have to wait until the
boot is completed i.e. disk-access has finished.
The proof is that you without any problems can access shared resources,
remote desktop etc directly after a boot, and without any users login in.


Regarding stability, My XP-Boxes is on 24/7, I hardly reboot, usually only
when some badly written app. Missbehaves. This happens with my RH-boxes as
well.

I personally think that XP is more or less solid as a rock.


With best regards

Tomas Larsson
Sweden

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