[mdlug] Linux is "greener"

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Jeff Hanson

> Not only is Linux faster on old systems but there isn't any of the
> licensing hassles and restrictions that accompany the M$ "Software
> Donation Program"

 Well, it certainly *can* be faster, and usually is. But recent distros of
Linux can be pretty darn memory-hungry. The latest Ubuntu is a bit sluggish
on our "new-to-us" laptop with 384MB of RAM. I'm working on ways to trim the
fat off; I might look at Xubuntu.

 That being said, Linux's 'sweet spot' seems to be around 512MB of RAM. For
XP, it seems to need about double that, 1GB.

 Of course, I recall when Linux with 16MB RAM was faster than Windows with
32MB... :->

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                     (313) 227-2317

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