__/ [ yttrx ] on Thursday 08 March 2007 05:32 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Fedora v. Ubuntu: A Performance Look
>>
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>> | In this article we have enclosed benchmarks from Fedora Core 6,
>> | Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft, Fedora 7 Test 2, and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Herd
>> | 5. In gaming and desktop benchmarks, which of these Linux
>> | distributions is faster? We hope to answer that question today.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=658&num=1
>>
>
> What a stupid fucking comparison. The performance differential
> between the linuces they tested are well within absolutely standard
> error allowance---which means that they mean exactly nothing at all.
>
> In layman's terms---they tested the same operating system four
> times. Real brainiacs there.
Yes. See my comment here:
http://www.digg.com/linux_unix/Fedora_v_Ubuntu_A_Performance_Look
This isn't the first benchmark of his which I criticise. I advised him to do
a Solaris versus Linux comparison. He received the Solaris developers kit a
couple of days ago, so it should be interesting.
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~~ Best wishes
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open
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