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Re: Get with the times, use GNU/Linux !


After takin' a swig o' grog, Terry Porter belched out
  this bit o' wisdom:

> One of the benefits of GNU/Linux compared to Windows is, Linux runs nicely 
> on desktops like mine, taking full advantage of all the RAM and CPUs.
>
> The money I saved *not* buying Windows can be spent on hardware such as 8 
> gigabytes of RAM, or a quad core CPU etc.

You need 24 Gb for some real number-crunching!

> top - 13:21:01 up 42 min,  6 users,  load average: 1.28, 1.73, 1.97
> Tasks: 160 total,   3 running, 157 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
> Cpu0  : 67.5%us, 27.2%sy,  0.0%ni,  0.0%id,  5.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.3%si,  
> Cpu1  : 15.0%us,  1.9%sy,  0.0%ni, 83.1%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  
> Cpu2  :  4.2%us,  1.0%sy,  0.0%ni, 94.8%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  
> Cpu3  :  3.3%us,  0.0%sy,  0.0%ni, 96.7%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,  
> 0.0%st
> Mem:   8244860k total,  5503792k used,  2741068k free,   621596k buffers
> Swap: 19535032k total,        0k used, 19535032k free,  4093344k cached
>
>  uname -a
> Linux gronk1 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Feb 12 12:19:44 EST 2009 
> i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Lucky dog!  You can do "make -j 8" when you build your kernel!

-- 
It is my job in life to travel all roads, so that some may take the road
less travelled, and others the road more travelled, and all have a
pleasant day.
		-- Larry Wall in <199709241628.JAA08908@xxxxxxxx>

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