Time to shutdown, reboot, and log into admin account on windows on an AMD 2400+: 6 minutes 37 seconds
Time to ./configure AND compile apache 1.3.28 under linux: 30 seconds Time to ./configure AND compile php 4.3.3 under linux: 2 minutes 16 seconds Time to ./configure AND compile mysql 4.0.15a under linux: 7 minutes 34 seconds ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Availability of computer during windows reboot: 0% Availability of linux computer during compilations: anywhere from 50% to 90% I think your math with respect to 1,000 times is off by a little. maybe 999 >:) Cheers, Rob. On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 09:34, Becoming Digital wrote: > > All security advantages aside, I prefer linux because everytime I > > install a new program or service I don't need to reboot :) > > Yeah, but in the time you spend resolving RPM package dependencies, re-compiling the > application, checking in and out of CVS, etc, all trying to install the damn thing > once, you could have rebooted WinBlows 1,000 times. ;) > > Edward Dudlik > Becoming Digital, a Tri-OS company. > www.becomingdigital.com > > > wishes | www.amazon.com/o/registry/EGDXEBBWTYUU > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Cummings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Raditha Dissanayake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Peter James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP-General" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 22 September, 2003 01:08 > Subject: Re: [PHP] non-php issue > > > On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 01:09, Raditha Dissanayake wrote: > > relax guys, > > > > I have been dying to say "You can fix all of your problems by > > formatting your computer and installing a linux distribution." On this > > list for ages :-) > > > > but the fact remains that an out of the box installation of any of the > > linux distros are far more secure than anything putout by that redmond > > company. > > All security advantages aside, I prefer linux because everytime I > install a new program or service I don't need to reboot :) > > Cheers, > Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
