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Boot Process Visualization
zigam writes "The time needed to boot desktop Linux systems is becoming an issue. That's why I recently took the challenge posted by Red Hat's Owen Taylor on the Fedora developers list and came up with a tool for visualization of the boot process. It collects performance data during the boot up and then renders an SVG or PNG performance chart. It immediately helped Red Hat developers solve some issues and I have since received boot charts from other GNU/Linux developers as well. Solaris kernel developers reported success in improving their boot process too." Update: 12/15 20:04 GMT by T : Sorry, someone decided your time was worth wasting; no more mirrored bootchart.
On another note, I'd like to see other distros do what Red Hat is doing to Fedora's boot screen: Using X resolutions for the startup.
How about doing what god intended and starting the damn operating system in text mode?? The user might as well startx if he wants...
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What the heck is he using IIS for? I would've thought it would be Apache...
Why in the HELL would you think that ? Do you know him personally ? Do you know where he works and what hosting accounts he has ? No...honestly...I'd REALLY like to know why YOU would've thought it would be Apache. You seem to have some sort of keen insight that the rest of us lack, so please share your wealth of knowledge!
You've never worked with IIS have you? A lot of people on /. haven't worked with IIS either, which explains why these crap and unoriginal jokes continue to perpetuate. I've experienced more problems getting Apache tuned for heavy usage than IIS. I've always been able to log in remotely to a bogged down Windows machine... but I've seen Apache make a Linux box unreachable once it starts spiralling due to memory starvation. Apache gives you more than enough rope to hang yourself by.
Mod fucking original comment down rather. Insightful comments appreciated, not bonehead comments like this.
Valid, perhaps, but do I need to read $random idiot bashing $random thing ? NO.