From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" -- huh?
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:52:11 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b0902051052i33e078bbk2b46668a2f493a69@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gmfahj$dmr$1@ger.gmane.org>
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> Stroller wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>> To be honest, I am surprised this notion of "optimised executables" has
>> stuck around long enough that you've heard it, but it's an old joke to many
>> of us who were around in 2004.
>
> But AFAIK, it *was* faster because Gentoo used the egcs fork of GCC which
> did produce faster code. This was probably the origin of the "Gentoo
> performance" thingy. It was true. Wikipedia also notes this, and further
> states that the name "Gentoo" was chosen (previously it was "Enoch") because
> of this speed difference between Gentoo and other Distros ("the Gentoo
> species is the fastest swimming penguin").
>
> Soon after though, egcs merged back to gcc and all other distros became just
> as fast. So "it was good while it lasted". But this "Gentoo performance"
> cliché seems to stick around till today.
>
The power of good marketing! ;-)
- Mark
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2009-02-03 22:39 [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" -- huh? Grant Edwards
2009-02-03 22:56 ` Grant
2009-02-03 23:02 ` Norberto Bensa
2009-02-07 9:00 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2009-02-03 23:03 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-04 0:50 ` Dale
2009-02-03 23:06 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-03 23:13 ` Constantine D. Kardaris
2009-02-04 10:09 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 12:42 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 13:19 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 14:01 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 16:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 17:32 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:48 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 18:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 20:24 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 20:37 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 21:57 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 6:07 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 7:28 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 7:37 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-05 7:57 ` Dale
2009-02-05 8:05 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-05 8:26 ` Dale
2009-02-05 10:59 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-05 8:13 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:56 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 15:18 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 11:01 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 11:15 ` Cocoy Dayao
2009-02-05 13:53 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 19:51 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 20:25 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 21:01 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 21:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 21:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 11:36 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 12:01 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 13:48 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 14:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:00 ` Mike Edenfield
2009-02-05 19:10 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:31 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:43 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:45 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 20:18 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 20:34 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:47 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 20:16 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:49 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 20:20 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 20:32 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 20:38 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 22:16 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 22:30 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 20:57 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 21:44 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 22:57 ` Dale
2009-02-05 23:03 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 23:03 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 23:12 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-06 0:54 ` Dale
2009-02-06 0:58 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 2:45 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 5:48 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 3:03 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 3:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 4:40 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 5:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 6:57 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 7:17 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 8:55 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 12:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 12:58 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 13:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 13:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 13:49 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 14:27 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 16:06 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 16:41 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 16:40 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 16:51 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 21:00 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:08 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 21:30 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:37 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 23:28 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 7:53 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-07 18:55 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 9:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 18:13 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 18:40 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 19:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-08 0:42 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-08 0:57 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-08 13:32 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-08 14:41 ` Graham Murray
2009-02-08 14:59 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 14:19 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 15:36 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 14:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 14:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-07 9:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 11:48 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-07 12:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 5:46 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 8:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 9:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 9:23 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 22:53 ` Dale
2009-02-06 7:41 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 22:10 ` momesso.andrea
2009-02-05 20:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 20:12 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-13 10:04 ` Joost Roeleveld
2009-02-06 9:02 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-06 12:41 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 19:58 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-06 20:03 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 12:21 ` Dirk Uys
2009-02-05 15:23 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 15:32 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:56 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 12:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 19:44 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 7:48 ` Dale
2009-02-05 8:11 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:50 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 21:27 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-06 21:36 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2009-02-06 21:38 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:48 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-06 22:42 ` Roy Wright
2009-02-06 22:55 ` Dale
2009-02-07 7:17 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 7:43 ` Dale
2009-02-07 9:47 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 18:27 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 18:37 ` Dale
2009-02-07 19:02 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 19:09 ` Dale
2009-02-07 19:23 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 13:53 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-07 16:20 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 17:23 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-07 17:29 ` James Homuth
2009-02-07 19:43 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 21:42 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-08 8:54 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-08 15:40 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 19:38 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 17:28 ` Dale
2009-02-05 7:41 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 8:29 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:46 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-02-05 11:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 20:36 ` kashani
2009-02-03 23:08 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Yannick Mortier
2009-02-03 23:10 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-03 23:20 ` kashani
2009-02-03 23:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 6:58 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 7:27 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-04 7:39 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 10:32 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 15:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 15:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 16:19 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 16:48 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 17:54 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:38 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 13:03 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 13:15 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 13:31 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 13:56 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 15:39 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for yoursystem" " Prado, Renato (R.P.)
2009-02-04 15:45 ` Yannick Mortier
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2009-02-04 17:43 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for yoursystem' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:55 ` Prado, Renato (R.P.)
2009-02-04 13:59 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 16:55 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 20:40 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 14:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 16:33 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 10:12 ` Steven Lembark
2009-02-05 10:22 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 12:48 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 10:47 ` Dirk Uys
2009-02-05 15:26 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 15:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 3:38 ` James
2009-02-04 6:17 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 6:22 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-04 15:23 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 16:07 ` James
2009-02-04 16:19 ` Hazen Valliant-Saunders
2009-02-04 16:52 ` James
2009-02-04 16:20 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 19:27 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-04 10:26 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 9:58 ` [gentoo-user] " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 10:08 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 10:34 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 18:43 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " pk
2009-02-05 10:08 ` Steven Lembark
2009-02-05 14:43 ` Stroller
2009-02-05 18:18 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 18:50 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 18:52 ` Mark Knecht [this message]
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