On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 13:21, Stephan Schutter wrote:
> - it's a complex and sophisticated client/server, network-transparent
> windowing system, whereas on windows you have a simple pc gui:
> single-user, and local-only. you're not really comparing apples to apples.
>
WinXP is multi user. Like 2000 server it has RDP and supports multiple
logins... 2000 server (in app mode) and XP (app mode is disabled in the
registry) 2003 (app) all have the multiuser kernel. so apples are
apples. :=)
No, Windows is *not* a networked windowing system. Multi-user is a
separate issue.
> Even so, linux desktop performance is not bad, apart from
pathological
> cases like yours - and is getting better. Just as all the server room
> shortcomings were addressed, so now the desktop shortcomings are being
> addressed.
>
I gave a RHL CD set to one of my coleagues and the first thing out of his
mouth was: "it's slow". Hows that for first impressions?
I've given CDs to people and their response is "wow, that's pretty
quick!" How is that for first impressions? (BTW, I do that a lot in my
job)
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Bill Anderson
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