Its an addon to Apache (a web server) that compiles perl scripts into bytecode the first time they are run. That means that Perl does less work to run the script the next time. This is a big speed improvement on a site like Slashdot that probably runs a perl script at least once every second.
The last time I installed RedHat (4.2-ish, I'm using Debian now), the installer basically copied a base system over in text mode, then had me pick the graphics card. After that, the rest of the installation was in GUI mode. I guess they stopped doing that, it was a cool idea.
I'm pretty sure Hurd can do this, the platform-independent MkLinux part can be restarted without taking down the whole Mach system. But, is the uptime stored by MkLinux or Mach?
I found the font thing annoying too, until I got the ttf font server and used it with my windows fonts. Right now, I see all web pages in Arial and it makes things a WHOLE LOT better. So, get xfstt and some fonts from you beloved windows box.
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What's really scary is that a CompUSA ad announced
"discount pricing for the new Linux 6.0".
Its an addon to Apache (a web server) that
compiles perl scripts into bytecode the first
time they are run. That means that Perl does
less work to run the script the next time.
This is a big speed improvement on a site like
Slashdot that probably runs a perl script at
least once every second.
The last time I installed RedHat (4.2-ish, I'm using Debian now), the installer basically copied a base system over in text mode, then had me pick the graphics card. After that, the rest of the installation was in GUI mode. I guess they stopped doing that, it was a cool idea.
I'm pretty sure Hurd can do this, the platform-independent MkLinux part can be restarted without taking down the whole Mach system. But, is the uptime stored by MkLinux or Mach?
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Stephen Pitts
I found the font thing annoying too, until I got the ttf font server and used it with my windows fonts. Right now, I see all web pages in Arial and it makes things a WHOLE LOT better. So, get xfstt and some fonts from you beloved windows box.