Re: How often is rebooting strictly necessary?
From: Brandon J. Van Every (try_vanevery_at_mycompanyname_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/06/04
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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:18:29 -0800
Josef Möllers wrote:
> James McIninch wrote:
>
>> I do agree that Windows' cyclic-reboot-to-affect-changes is quite
>> distracting. You simply don't experience that under Linux. Keep in
>> mind, Windows was designed with the notion that you work with it for
>> a few hours and turn off the machine. Linux was designed with the
>> notion that you get the machine up and running and leave it on until
>> the hardware dies of old age.
>
> It just shows the origins: Windows is based upon the concept of a
> _personal_ computer which, as you point out, is powered on when needed
> and afterwards shut down. Linux has its roots in server OS's (Un*x)
> which tend to run around the clock.
Is this a myth / origin story? Rebooting to effect driver changes is not a
user's ordinary end-of-the-day shutdown procedure. I certainly don't
install a new driver, turn off my computer, then go home. I always turn it
right back on again to verify if the driver installation worked. Also,
Windows machines have had power management for many many years now. I don't
turn off my PC, it hibernates for me.
-- Cheers, www.indiegamedesign.com Brandon Van Every Seattle, WA 20% of the world is real. 80% is gobbledygook we make up inside our own heads.
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