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Software Tweak Makes Linux Boot In Under 200 ms

Posted by timothy on from the ymwv dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A version of Linux has been created that radically speeds up system boot time -- to less than 200 milliseconds (ms) from power-up to application code startup. The techniques, created by Real-time Linux vendor FSMLabs, are processor independent, and boot times of under 100 mS are expected in the future." Update: 09/30 01:04 GMT by T : Yep -- both headline and post should have read "ms" (milliseconds) rather than "mS" (milli Siemens); thanks to all the alert readers.

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  1. Re:Only for embedded devices by Krach42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    -- Stop sending me HTML mail. telnet is my POP client, and I am not an HTML/4.0-compatible rendering engine.


    I just gotta say dude, one of the best sigs I've ever seen. Reminds me of the days I was learning POP, and SMTP.

    Funny thing is when I was taking a networking class at my university, the first program I wrote (not for class) was a telnet client, which I then stated was "everything you needed to know about networking." *laugh*
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  2. um? by fenix+down · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you [theinquirer.net]

    So, what the fuck's with AMD and asian bondage slaves?

  3. Re:No, it is not that simple at all. - but it is by MerlynEmrys67 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have developed this... For linux - no thank you, I prefer a paycheck

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  4. mS? by TeknoHog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Real men boot their machines with M$. *ducks*

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    Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.