Java Performance On Ubuntu Vs. Windows Vista

Henckle writes "Phoronix did a comparison of the Java performance between Ubuntu and Windows Vista. They tested both Java and OpenJDK on Ubuntu 8.10 and Java on Windows Vista Premium SP1, all with stock configurations. To no-one's surprise, Ubuntu was faster in a majority of the tests. The two OSs were similar in ray-tracing, and Vista was faster at Java OpenGL due to shortcomings with the Linux graphics driver."

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No, because the OS is closed source you'll always be at the mercy of the license provider to boost performance. Honestly, how much does Microsoft _really_ care about Java performance? Not a hell of a lot.

This is a typical OSS fallacy. "It's open, that means you can fix everything yourself!" Please. 99.9% of people who have an issue with OSS are at the mercy of the maintainer, whose license states that their software comes with no warranty. Much to the contrary, when you pay for a license you have more weight to throw around. Maybe not so much as an individual licensee, but corporations can certainly raise a stink and get issues resolved quickly.

Even the most robust Linux software *is* that way because of support contracts, paid development driven by industry demands.