[plug] [rant] 2.6 Kernels

[Shayne O'Neill]

oi!

One thing I've found 2.6 absolute greased lightning for: Application
servers. At the guild we have a Xterm server (the 'duck monster' as its
known in the usual murdoch guild tradition of whacko computer/printer
names), and before it could run 2 terminals MAX before going gaga. We are
talking kde 3.2 and open office, so yeah. heavy loads.

Under 2.6 we have had up to 5 and still capable of a whole lot more . Its
all about the scheduling.

Its a celeron 2.6mz with 512meg ram, so yeah its more than a little
underpowered (mem wise/processor wise) for term serving. but with the 2.6
kernel its absolute magic.

Still cant get app serving of wine apps working sensibly tho. microsoft
word popping up on wrong desktops etc............

I probably need to move up and licence a newer version of cross over then
the current crusty version we have licenced.

--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never
stop thinking of new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we." - President George W. Bush (2004)

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 simon at plumtek.com wrote:

> Quoting Michael Collard <quadfour at iinet.net.au>:
>
> > I am very unimpressed with recent 2.6 kernels :(
>
> > I feel better now.
>
> Since most people on this list run Debian, theyd still be running
> kernel 1.2 or
> something...
>
> <runs!>
>
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