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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:4281 alt.folklore.computers:68717 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!aggedor.rmit.EDU.AU!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!cray.bitcon.no!gunnar From: gunnar@bitcon.no (Gunnar Helliesen) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: BSD sluggish compared to Linux? Date: 1 Dec 1994 00:46:04 GMT Organization: Bergen IT Consult AS Lines: 37 Message-ID: <3bj6cc$khg@cray.bitcon.no> References: <3am248$7kv@itu1.sun.ac.za> <3ao31t$9fo@itu1.sun.ac.za> <1994Nov21.000855.124757@slate.mines.colorado.edu> <3atqbj$9u5@muise.hookup.net> <Czq128.506@bonkers.taronga.com> <3b0ut5$637@itu1.sun.ac.za> <3bbi0r$dff@muise.hookup.net> <Pine.OSF.3.91.941128105220.32580A-100000@broken.isltd.insignia.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bedrock.bitcon.no X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #5 (NOV) R!ch <rich@broken.isltd.insignia.com> writes: >On 27 Nov 1994, mike muise wrote: >[Snip] >> >> The fact is, the guy didn't spam a thousand groups to ask his question; >> he didn't include six copies of his .sig in the post, and he didn't even >> ask to be e-mailed any responses. The only thing he did was preface the >> question with a remark that I've heard lots of times: "I hear X is faster >> than Y." Honestly, I don't see how this is bad. If someone wants to >> enlighten me, go ahead; I'm listening. =) >> >> mike >At last, some reasoned thoughts about the posting of this rather contentious >issue! I've been reading this (rather amusing) thread since it's beginning, >and got several grins reading the flames. But, at the end of the day, Mike >has a point (or two!), which I agree with on the whole. Well, that's my >$0.02 worth; I guess I'd better don *my* asbestos underwear now. :-) >--- >R!ch I'll have to agree. I thought the whole idea (or at least one of the basic ideas) of USENET was to discuss, compare and develop ideas and methods, thus increasing our individual and common knowledge-base? That's not lazy, that's common sense. Gunnar -- -- __ _ Gunnar Helliesen | This .sig is | / / (_)__ __ ____ __ | The choice Systems Consultant | stolen property! | / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / | of a GNU gunnar@bitcon.no | Vicki who?? | /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ | Generation