[mdlug] Linux is "greener"

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>> 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.

Ah, you just don't have enough applications open -- especially
web-browsers!



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

I remember when 16MB of RAM was good to run 50 users simultaneously...