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Re: GPL traitor !
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chrisv |
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Re: GPL traitor ! |
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Fri, 01 May 2009 08:34:39 -0500 |
> David Kastrup belched:
>>
>> chrisv writes:
>>
>>> Seriously. You're full of it, and you're wrong, Fuddie. As usual, your
>>> FUD does not fly.
>>
>> I don't think he is wrong here.
Well then, you're wrong, too.
>> Even if you know the details, you can't
>> tell what ratio of the slowness is attributable to inherent CDROM
>> access, what ratio is attributable to bad paging algorithms acerbated by
>> the CDROM (which would still have an impact when using hard disk), what
>> is attributable to a suboptimal storage layout and what is pure OS
>> creep.
Do you really think that "ratios of slowness" need to be calculated?
Sheesh, man, you're running off a CD. You can hear it and see the
results. You just throw-out the results of the "speed test" because
you're running off a freaking CDROM. NO ONE is going to assume or
expect that the speed is _at all_ representative of what it's like
when it's running off HD.
Jeezez. Most people aren't THAT stupid, much less 99% of them.
>> I am not exactly unversed with computers (having written my own
>> bootstrap loaders and BIOSes and target compilers and whatnot). And
>> still I was quite unsure what difference to expect when installing
>> Knoppix on hard disk as compared to running from CD.
So? Is it not reasonable to assume that a PC operating system would
be "reasonably responsive" when installed on a modern PC?
>> And yes, the impression "sluggish and basically not useful" can come
>> from a live CD.
For the exceptionally dull-witted, maybe. Most would recognize that
it's a limited trial, amazing in that it works at all!
>> It is nice for a look of _what_ you can do, but it is
>> hard to judge whether you would _want_ to do it in a reasonable
>> workflow.
Well, if one likes what one sees, one tries a full HD install and
system configuration. Old (or new, for a price) spare HD's are
available, if one doesn't want to risk their Windows installation.
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/01
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- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, chrisv, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, David Kastrup, 2009/05/01
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/01