SuSE 7.3 vs XP

rutledjw writes: "This should be good for some flame wars. A story on HPWorld that I read about on NewsForge gives an interesting comparison between XP and Linux. I personally think the story wanders a little and wouldn't call it comprehensive, but it is interesting. It does point out a particular bottleneck in how the 2.4.x kernels handle asynchronous IO. Apparently this is being addressed in the 2.5 kernels..." It actually appears quite low-flame and balanced, and unlike some Linux vs. Windows comparisons, goes into decent detail rather than just glib generalizations.

Comments

It's impossible to compare these

[qurob]

It'd be like comparing....Mac OS X and Windows XP, or OS 9 and Windows 2000.....

Or a Ferrari and a Mercedes

Or a Honda Civic or a BMW

Re:Linux and XP - use both

[duns_scotus]

I actually run XP and Suse 7.3. I use XP for actually doing things and Suse for playing. That way I dont get too upset when an app says " this is not yet implemented" i.e. what you thought was an application is really a bit of crap which doesn't work.I have yet to find anything on the XP CD that does not work. I use Star Office and MS Office and email stuff to and fro. I also use Emacs for coding and Komodo on Windows. Believe me, in the real world, on a home PC, ANY windows is better than ANY linux