From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92F77198005 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:41:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 674CEE0603; Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:41:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yh0-f46.google.com (mail-yh0-f46.google.com [209.85.213.46]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1627BE0512 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:41:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-yh0-f46.google.com with SMTP id q15so496836yhf.5 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:41:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=FntC2ZqSPpyKVBgKSQ5PPT3hk9J/LKy2XnnkMKoBe0s=; b=fEXNdqvO6e+yOTdAatw9+M3b8phsx+pNkaIAx2ObmRzCO+yePAkjGvhn64tKBtJqpe hQJc+zIs0GtjU4xty+osaDZ9JxIL4+5LL62IV0CTM2P3r8uTsflqxU2xV/9RaImbS2rL JIYSaBGbHRoAZX6rAhimjBI1QbmmSjKG+wk8mqjRJh5ezL0k2dIfhe/l0BR3WziPYw4S MvrCrdvx+ygpuTRpA1SoH+hw3Xmjj2UcC+eNX/WSt0xexmE3dixEDn+RasKmDuevG6rz kpkQWwXronOyzVvhzq2aOQ9bQiDBLqdKW+yFgeZ8YjweaPpIphJBHUp5QPHurHqtdoAG fulA== X-Received: by 10.236.193.129 with SMTP id k1mr5689668yhn.198.1363300863035; Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:41:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-65-0-124-103.jan.bellsouth.net. [65.0.124.103]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u41sm7556785yhb.20.2013.03.14.15.41.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:41:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <514251FC.6040302@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:41:00 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:19.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/19.0 SeaMonkey/2.16.2 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo speed comparison to other distros References: <51418728.7020406@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.5.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 5d880826-ee3c-4961-a805-970f34552691 X-Archives-Hash: 92a9c16773f7b75aa8b90cce37bd9f73 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2013-03-14, Dale wrote: > >> I was wondering. Has anyone ever seen where a test as been done to >> compare the speed of Gentoo with other distros? Maybe Gentoo compared >> to Redhat, Mandrake, Ubuntu and such? > I just did a test, and they're all the same. > > CDs/DVDS of various distros dropped from a height of 1m all hit the > floor simultaneously [there are random variations due to aerodynamic > instability of the disk shape, but it's the same for all distros]. If > launched horizontally with spin to provide attitude stability (thrown > like a frisbee), they all fly the same. > > The point being, you're going to have to define "speed". > > Does speed refer to > > Installation time? > > Boot time? > > Linpack? > > Dhrystone? > > Whetstone? > > Time for me to figure out how to fix a configuration problem? > > Time to do to an update on a machine that's been unplugged for a year? > > Time to to produce a packaged version of some random C program that > comes with a Makefile that uses autotools? > > Time for a reported bug to get fixed? > OK. It appears not very many can figure out what I asked for. So, let me spell it out for those who are challenged. LOL ;-) Read some humor into that OK. Install a OS. Run tests on a set of programs and record the time it takes to complete a certain task. More tasks the better. Then install another OS on the same hardware. Run tests on a set of programs and record the time it takes to complete a certain task. More tasks the better. The object of this is, does Gentoo with the customization it allows run faster than some binary install that does NOT allow those controls? In other words, can a Gentoo based install perform more efficiently than a binary based install like Redhat, Ubuntu or some other distro? I am NOT concerned about compile times or the install itself. Does that put the dots closer together for the challenged ones? ROFL Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!