> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Miracle > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:31 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Is Linux really faster than MS Windows ? > > > Michael A. Peters wrote: > > > > Windows cheats in some respect - allowing you to login before it is > > really done. > > > > For example - after loging in Windows, I have to wait before I can > > dial > > my PPPoE - and I have to wait before iTunes will start - etc. > > Michael brings up a good point. On my WinXP Laptop, where I have a > wireless 802.11G card, it doesn't pump the card until after > the login. > It doesn't attempt to mount network drives until after you login. A > good portion of the startup is unique per user, it doesn't > happen until > after login. > > Unix is going to mount its network drives, pump the network cards and > such before you ever get the "login: " prompt. All the more > reason you > can't really compare to two operating systems. > > Rob > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Completely wrong. Networking in XP is loaded at boot time, however you have to wait until the boot is completed i.e. disk-access has finished. The proof is that you without any problems can access shared resources, remote desktop etc directly after a boot, and without any users login in. Regarding stability, My XP-Boxes is on 24/7, I hardly reboot, usually only when some badly written app. Missbehaves. This happens with my RH-boxes as well. I personally think that XP is more or less solid as a rock. With best regards Tomas Larsson Sweden Verus Amicum Est Tamquam Alter Idem
