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Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> On 2013-03-14, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I was wondering. Has anyone ever seen where a test as been done to |
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>> compare the speed of Gentoo with other distros? Maybe Gentoo compared |
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>> to Redhat, Mandrake, Ubuntu and such? |
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> I just did a test, and they're all the same. |
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> CDs/DVDS of various distros dropped from a height of 1m all hit the |
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> floor simultaneously [there are random variations due to aerodynamic |
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> instability of the disk shape, but it's the same for all distros]. If |
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> launched horizontally with spin to provide attitude stability (thrown |
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> like a frisbee), they all fly the same. |
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> The point being, you're going to have to define "speed". |
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> Does speed refer to |
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> Installation time? |
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> Boot time? |
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> Linpack? |
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> Dhrystone? |
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> Whetstone? |
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> Time for me to figure out how to fix a configuration problem? |
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> Time to do to an update on a machine that's been unplugged for a year? |
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> Time to to produce a packaged version of some random C program that |
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> comes with a Makefile that uses autotools? |
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> Time for a reported bug to get fixed? |
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OK. It appears not very many can figure out what I asked for. So, let |
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me spell it out for those who are challenged. LOL ;-) Read some |
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humor into that OK. |
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Install a OS. Run tests on a set of programs and record the time it |
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takes to complete a certain task. More tasks the better. |
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Then install another OS on the same hardware. Run tests on a set of |
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programs and record the time it takes to complete a certain task. More |
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tasks the better. |
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The object of this is, does Gentoo with the customization it allows run |
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faster than some binary install that does NOT allow those controls? In |
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other words, can a Gentoo based install perform more efficiently than a |
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binary based install like Redhat, Ubuntu or some other distro? |
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I am NOT concerned about compile times or the install itself. |
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Does that put the dots closer together for the challenged ones? ROFL |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! |
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