Why does Linux move at light speed?

[hoppipolla]

No other OS can take as much as this running at once! How does Linux do it? It makes my rubbishy little low spec machine fly even with EVERYTHING on!

So... why/how is it so great? :)

[canoemoose]

Clarke's Third Law:

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

[00ber n00b]

No other OS can take as much as this running at once! How does Arch do it? It makes my rubbishy little low spec machine fly even with EVERYTHING on!

So... why/how is it so great?

Am I doin it right???

[wilee-nilee]

How does my W7 run at the speed that Karmic does.

[hoppipolla]

No other OS can take as much as this running at once! How does Arch do it? It makes my rubbishy little low spec machine fly even with EVERYTHING on!

So... why/how is it so great?

Am I doin it right???

psst! Arch is also based on Linux!

[Exodist]

Why does Linux move at light speed?

I am given it all she gots Captain! /Scotty voice!

[00ber n00b]

psst! Arch is also based on Linux!

linux=arch???

Mind blown!!!

[pwnst*r]

placebo sets in!

[Grifulkin]

linux=arch???

Mind blown!!!

No Arch~Linux but Linux/~Arch. Therefore ~ is not an equivalence relation because a~b does not imply b~a. It fails at being symmetric.

[TheNessus]

No Arch~Linux but Linux/~Arch. Therefore ~ is not an equivalence relation because a~b does not imply b~a. It fails at being symmetric.
hmm.:roll:

Umm...


What the hell is wrong with you?

[Tibuda]

http://www.seds.org/archive/nodes/hyperspace.gif

[spongypants23]

Because The Doctor made it so.

[Chame_Wizard]

Cause the penguin like oldies.:lolflag:

[bailout]

I wish it worked at light speed for me :( Kubuntu Karmic is like treacle on my pc. I am currently thinking of restoring ubuntu 9.04 as I don't know whether it is kde4 or a driver/xorg problem and don't want to download and install ubuntu 9.10 to find the same problem.

[phrostbyte]

Because it has a high-tech process scheduler? :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Completely_Fair_Scheduler

[hoppipolla]

placebo sets in!

yes yes, that's what it is!

Let's just ignore the fact that when I try the same thing on Windows 7... it BLUE SCREENS!

Linux is the only one that can achieve this kind of performance, at least on this machine (and every machine I have owned in the past that I can think of)


http://www.seds.org/archive/nodes/hyperspace.gif

how did you get a screeny of my desktop? O.O

[Grifulkin]

hmm.:roll:

Umm...


What the hell is wrong with you?

In math all you need is a set of objects. Don't necessarily need numbers. Equivalence relations work with sets, take the set of all linux distributions. My argument makes sense, sort of, but still it is a set of objects in this case linux distributions.

Also while on the subject Arch is an element of that set. So the set containing just Arch is a subset of the set. So {Arch} is a subset of {Linux Distributions} but {Linux Distributions} is not a subset of {Arch} therefore the sets aren't equal. Another way to interpret the meaning of Arch=Linux.

[RabbitWho]

No Arch~Linux but Linux/~Arch. Therefore ~ is not an equivalence relation because a~b does not imply b~a. It fails at being symmetric.



What does swirly thing mean?
Does it mean file:///home/username?

[MiCK.ca]

screenshot is achieved in many ways...two off the top of my head is:

menu>accessories>take screenshot OR

you can hit the "prt scr" button at the top of your keyboard (typically next to the scroll lock button)

[NoaHall]

screenshot is achieved in many ways...two off the top of my head is:

menu>accessories>take screenshot OR

you can hit the "prt scr" button at the top of your keyboard (typically next to the scroll lock button)

That's not what he meant. He was joking, pretending he had that as his desktop.

[Grifulkin]

What does swirly thing mean?
Does it mean file:///home/username?

Exactly what I meant.

[JBAlaska]

Because Linux is a "windows Virus"

[koenn]

No other OS can take as much as this running at once! How does Arch do it? It makes my rubbishy little low spec machine fly even with EVERYTHING on!

It skips instructions and randomly drops data on the floor ?

[Frak]

placebo sets in!
This!

[Keyper7]

In math all you need is a set of objects. Don't necessarily need numbers. Equivalence relations work with sets, take the set of all linux distributions. My argument makes sense, sort of, but still it is a set of objects in this case linux distributions.

Also while on the subject Arch is an element of that set. So the set containing just Arch is a subset of the set. So {Arch} is a subset of {Linux Distributions} but {Linux Distributions} is not a subset of {Arch} therefore the sets aren't equal. Another way to interpret the meaning of Arch=Linux.

The question still holds (even more now). What the hell is wrong with you? ;)


Re: Why does Linux move at light speed?
Because it has a high-tech process scheduler?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Completely_Fair_Scheduler

Yeah... I know one guy (http://apcmag.com/why_i_quit_kernel_developer_con_kolivas.htm) who disagrees with that explanation. :)

[hoppipolla]

This!

haha yes Frak, I imagined the 2 complete system lock-ups I had on Windows 7 :)

I also imagined the fact that I can't even move a window out of the viewable area without it jerking around (and yes I have the right drivers, and yes I have a reasonable graphics card!)

[Frak]

haha yes Frak, I imagined the 2 complete system lock-ups I had on Windows 7 :)

I also imagined the fact that I can't even move a window out of the viewable area without it jerking around (and yes I have the right drivers, and yes I have a reasonable graphics card!)

WorksForMe

[Tibuda]

how did you get a screeny of my desktop? O.O

you should learn iptables or ufw

[koleoptero]

In math all you need is a set of objects. Don't necessarily need numbers. Equivalence relations work with sets, take the set of all linux distributions. My argument makes sense, sort of, but still it is a set of objects in this case linux distributions.

Also while on the subject Arch is an element of that set. So the set containing just Arch is a subset of the set. So {Arch} is a subset of {Linux Distributions} but {Linux Distributions} is not a subset of {Arch} therefore the sets aren't equal. Another way to interpret the meaning of Arch=Linux.

Oh stop it man, I can't take any more set theory. :D

[Giant Speck]

WorksForMe™

Fixed that for you.

[Frak]

Fixed that for you.
Thanks

[Giant Speck]

Thanks

GNU/You're GNU/welcome, GNU/now, GNU/hand GNU/over GNU/your GNU/money.

[Wiebelhaus]

How does my W7 run at the speed that Karmic does.

It doesn't , k thx move on.

[Frak]

GNU/You're GNU/welcome, GNU/now, GNU/hand GNU/over GNU/your GNU/money.
BSD/Never.

[pwnst*r]

Let's just ignore the fact that when I try the same thing on Windows 7... it BLUE SCREENS!



suuuuuuuuuuuure it does

[pwnst*r]

WorksForMe

ditto.

[Giant Speck]

ditto.

$hut up, you $hill.

[MasterNetra]

Because Linux is a "windows Virus"

lol so thats it...is it wrong that the virus is better then its environment? :p

[poebae]

Fixed that for you.
Are you a redditor by any chance?

[Giant Speck]

Are you a redditor by any chance?

No, but that sounds new and exciting.

[BuffaloX]

No other OS can take as much as this running at once! How does Linux do it? It makes my rubbishy little low spec machine fly even with EVERYTHING on!

So... why/how is it so great? :)

CRAY is secretly experimenting with your kernel.

[hoppipolla]

CRAY is secretly experimenting with your kernel.

haha yes that's the reason! :)