Sooo... X eats up more resources on one OS than the other? -mj Matthew S. Hallacy wrote: > On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 01:31:04PM -0600, Joe Dunsmore wrote: > >>with linux. I've also heard that freebsd is faster on the desktop than >>linux. > > > As with anything, the less you support, the faster it will be. A typical > RH9 X install with KDE is supporting true type fonts, transparent menus, > APM, greatly enhanced video card support with opengl support, resolution > changes on the fly, i18n support, etc. > > If you really want to know why, take a look at the software you're running > on a linux graphical desktop and compare the current version with the version > from 3-4 years ago. > > As for freebsd on the desktop, it's a joke, and even the freebsd zealots > will tell you that. freebsd is a workhorse. > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list