Linux will ship on more PCs next year than Microsoft Windows
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The funny thing is that the article says that a stripped-down Linux will be available in 30 seconds. Microsoft claims Windows 7 to boot in 22 seconds.
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But most Windows PCs resume from hibernate in less than 30 seconds anyway. Does anyone actually shut down (as opposed to hibernating) a computer these days?
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The funny thing is that the article says that a stripped-down Linux will be available in 30 seconds. Microsoft claims Windows 7 to boot in 22 seconds.
OregonGhost wrote:
a stripped-down Linux will be available in 30 seconds.
A optimized stripped down Linux system can boot to X in 5 seconds.
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The funny thing is that the article says that a stripped-down Linux will be available in 30 seconds. Microsoft claims Windows 7 to boot in 22 seconds.
Some hackers have got Linux booting in five seconds[^],
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What a ludicrous title. Linux boots from the bios to give access to email while Windows boots in the background. Windows doesn't take so long to boot that this would be a "feature". Besides, if Windows is "booting in the background", at best, Linux would be "shipped" on the same number of systems as Windows. The cited article is a perfect example of sensationalistic media trying to draw in readers. The problem is, people will remember the title of the article more readily than they'll remember the actual content. It's crap.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001For a moment I thought Linux would finally break its sub-1% desktop market share.
Kevin
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But most Windows PCs resume from hibernate in less than 30 seconds anyway. Does anyone actually shut down (as opposed to hibernating) a computer these days?
Turning off PC Every time I have finished for the day on my work PC. Every time I have finished with the home PC.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
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Turning off PC Every time I have finished for the day on my work PC. Every time I have finished with the home PC.
I still remember having to write your own code in FORTRAN rather than be a cut and paste merchant being pampered by colour coded Intellisense - ahh proper programming - those were the days :)
But why turn off instead of hibernating? A hibernated PC consumes no power at all, but saves all the "state", so when you turn on again, you're instantly* back where you started. * subject to copying a memory image from disk, of course
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But most Windows PCs resume from hibernate in less than 30 seconds anyway. Does anyone actually shut down (as opposed to hibernating) a computer these days?
I've always had network problems resuming from hibernate, maybe its because I regularily connect to several VPNs. Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
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The funny thing is that the article says that a stripped-down Linux will be available in 30 seconds. Microsoft claims Windows 7 to boot in 22 seconds.
OregonGhost wrote:
Microsoft claims Windows 7 to boot in 22 seconds.
On a hypothetical high-end computer from space it must surely be...
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I've always had network problems resuming from hibernate, maybe its because I regularily connect to several VPNs. Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
whatUrunning.com wrote:
Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
Not at all. Why would it?
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Some hackers have got Linux booting in five seconds[^],
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whatUrunning.com wrote:
Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
Not at all. Why would it?
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whatUrunning.com wrote:
Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
Not at all. Why would it?
I guess it depends on what your using but small memory leaks can cause things to slow down. I do remember using hibernate on an XP machine a few years back and after 2-3 days it ran dog slow.
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Thanks for the link :) I couldn't remember it (see above message).
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((lambda (x) `((lambda (x) ,x) ',x)) '`((lambda (x) ,x) ',x))I thought there was a youtube vid of the guys demonstrating it, can't find it now though.
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Thanks for the link :) I couldn't remember it (see above message).
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I guess it depends on what your using but small memory leaks can cause things to slow down. I do remember using hibernate on an XP machine a few years back and after 2-3 days it ran dog slow.
whatUrunning.com wrote:
small memory leaks can cause things to slow down
If a desktop process leaks, just close it down and reopen it. No need for a reboot. A service that leaks is more of a problem, but even then, usually you can just stop and start the service.
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Maybe but certainly not on any of mine.
Software Kinetics - Moving software
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I've always had network problems resuming from hibernate, maybe its because I regularily connect to several VPNs. Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
whatUrunning.com wrote:
Does your PC become sluggish after a few days without a fresh reboot?
If you are running applications that leak memory, then yes.
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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But why turn off instead of hibernating? A hibernated PC consumes no power at all, but saves all the "state", so when you turn on again, you're instantly* back where you started. * subject to copying a memory image from disk, of course
Graham Bradshaw wrote:
But why turn off instead of hibernating
Because you need to have enough disk space to store the memory image and when you're short of disk space... Because if a laptop connected to the company network is hibernated you resume when no longer connected to the network then Windows searches for absolutely ages for network drives that no longer exist...
Graham Librarians rule, Ook!
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Graham Bradshaw wrote:
But why turn off instead of hibernating
Because you need to have enough disk space to store the memory image and when you're short of disk space... Because if a laptop connected to the company network is hibernated you resume when no longer connected to the network then Windows searches for absolutely ages for network drives that no longer exist...
Graham Librarians rule, Ook!
Graham Shanks wrote:
Because you need to have enough disk space to store the memory image and when you're short of disk space...
True, but the hibernation file goes in the root of the system drive (and its location can't be changed). If you are that short of space on the system drive, you're asking for trouble anyway.
Graham Shanks wrote:
Because if a laptop connected to the company network is hibernated you resume when no longer connected to the network
Again, true, but I'm thinking more of the "go home for the evening... ... come back in the morning" scenario, when the network would still be there.
