On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 09:38, Philippe Lafoucrière wrote:
> here is an article comparing debian / mandrake / gentoo speed :
> 
> http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=227&page=1http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=227&page=1

Proper testing would have yielded different results.  Also, there is no
way to duplicate the results since there is zero information on the
setup.  In any scientific circle, this data would IMMEDIATELY be thrown
out since it cannot be reproduced.  They also had no "control" group. 
It would also have been nice to have seen them test Gentoo (optimized)
against Gentoo (non-optimized).  Testing should have also been done on
the SAME machine.  Not "identical" machines, but the exact same one. 
The reason for this is there is the possibility that hardware could be
causing a discrepancy in the results.

The "Gentoo Approach" also is not limited to simply optimization, but
also to the customization and control over your system that a Gentoo
user gets.

I have found that most Gentoo converts don't even bother to use much
optimization, but rather enjoy the ease of use and control much more.

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Developer, Gentoo Linux