Re: What's the cost of using hundreds of threads?

[Przemysław Różycki]

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Przemysław Różycki  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your comments on winXP threads implementation. You 
confirmed me in conviction that I shouldn't use windows.
>> Personally I use linux with 2.6.10 kernel, so hopefully I don't have 
to share your grief. ;)
>
>
>
> ?  !?  I'm confused, and apparently I'm confusing others.
> The one message I posted in this thread--largely reinforced
> by others--emphasizes only that WinXP is far *better* than
> earlier Win* flavors in its thread management.  While I not
> only agree that Windows has disadvantages, but have stopped
> buying it for our company, my reasons have absolutely nothing
> to do with the details of implementation of WinXP.
>
:) . Ok, perhaps my answer wasn't that precise. I wrote my post only to 
say that your discussion on windows' threading performace doesn't 
concern me - because my program is written for linux environment. And 
yes, I agree that my comment could sound a bit enigmatic.
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