Re: New to Linux. I'm not impressed :(

From: Mandy (mandee_o_mandee_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/16/05 

Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 21:43:26 -0400

On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:39:45 -0500, James R. Jones wrote:

>
> One thing we have found at work is about hyperthreading is that it is a
> windows thing and doesn't play very well with anything else period. We
> have had to go back and disable hyperthreading on almost all of our
> server bank. You might try just fro giggles getting into your bios and
> disabling the hyperthreading and see how the performance is then.
>
> Jim

So I have to disable hardware just to use Linux?
Why does that seem to be the common factor where Linux is involved?
I mean, all I hear is disable this, disble that, this won't work with
Linux because........that won't work with Linux because..........
It seems to me, that Linux is all about making excuses as to why common
things don't work.
Aaall of this hardware works perfectly with Windows.
Mandee

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