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   Why can't the open source folks write applications that don't have to =
load a bunch of compatibility stuff?  Plenty of Windows ISVs are capable =
of writing applications for multiple platforms that work well on = Windows.

Rich

  "mike"  wrote in message =
news:bne9u2hcr0vqv0n76hhv8mkn6k583hdvaj{at}4ax.com...


  TRIA - I've noticed that some Open Source apps take a lot longer to =
load
  on Windows, probably trying to load up all those compatibility libs.

    /m


  On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:05:46 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

  >Multiple OS, doesn't seem to make much difference, it's the disk =
that's=20
  >making it slow.
  >
  >Geo.
  >
  >"mike"  wrote in message=20
  >news:hpq6u21gq8glgogh75uvqphi3vjbbs1pou{at}4ax.com...
  >>
  >> What OS are you using?
  >>
  >>  /m
  >>
  >> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:59:04 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
  >>
  >>>Got to be more to it than that, my work machine is Core 2 Duo 3ghz =
with 2
  >>>gig ram and like I said 20 seconds to open open office.
  >>>
  >>>Geo.
  >>>
  >>>"John Beamish"  wrote in message
  =
>>>news:op.tobr2vc3m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
  >>>It's in the comments:
  >>>
  >>>Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4ghz) with 1GB ram. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro =
card.
  >>>Although my old machine could run XGL perfectly, it was an AMD =
Athlon XP
  >>>1700+ (1.4ghz). Its really the graphics card that matters.
  >>>
  >>>
  >>>On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:05:56 -0500, Geo.  wrote:
  >>>
  >>>> What are they running it on, Open Office opened in like 4 =
seconds, on my
  >>>> fastest machine it takes 20.
  >>>>
  >>>> Geo.
  >>>>
  >>>> "John Beamish" 
wrote in message
  >>>> =
news:op.tn9kmcyym6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
  >>>> I'm sure this is available with the right sw config on
other OSs. =
 This
  >>>> is
  >>>> Ubuntu, XGL and Kibadock.  Nice eyecandy.
  >>>>
  >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbYsxaMyFV2Y
  >>>>
  >>>> After 2:00 it's pretty "samey" except for 3:00
(for 15 secs or =
so), 3:40
  >>>> (for 10 secs), 4:20 (for 20-25secs), 5:10 (for 20 secs).
  >>>>
  >>>> Nice techno music background, too.
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   Why can't
the open source =
folks write=20
applications that don't have to load a bunch of compatibility = stuff? =20
Plenty of Windows ISVs are capable of writing applications for multiple=20
platforms that work well on Windows.
 
Rich
 

  "mike" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote=20
  in message news:bne9u2hcr0v=
qv0n76hhv8mkn6k583hdvaj{at}4ax.com...TRIA=20
  - I've noticed that some Open Source apps take a lot longer to =
loadon=20
  Windows, probably trying to load up all those compatibility=20
  libs.  /mOn
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:05:46 -0500, =
"Geo."=20
  <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
  wrote:>Multiple OS, doesn't seem to make much
difference, =
it's the=20
  disk that's >making it =
slow.>>Geo.>>"mike"=20
  <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
wrote =
in message=20
  =
>news:hpq6u21gq8glgogh75uvqphi3vjbbs1pou{at}4ax.com...>>>>=20
  What OS are you
using?>>>> =20
  /m>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb
2007 17:59:04 -0500, "Geo." =
<georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
  wrote:>>>>>Got to
be more to it than that, my =
work=20
  machine is Core 2 Duo 3ghz with 2>>>gig
ram and like I =
said 20=20
  seconds to open open=20
  =
office.>>>>>>Geo.>>>>>&g=
t;"John=20
  Beamish" <JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>">mailto:JLBeamish{at}rogers.com">JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>
=
wrote in=20
  =
message>>>news:op.tobr2vc3m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.c=
able.rogers.com...>>>It's=20
  in the
comments:>>>>>>Intel
Core 2 Duo E6600 =

  (2.4ghz) with 1GB ram. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro =
card.>>>Although my=20
  old machine could run XGL perfectly, it was an AMD Athlon=20
  XP>>>1700+ (1.4ghz). Its really the
graphics card that=20
 
matters.>>>>>>>>>On
Sun, 25 Feb =
2007=20
  17:05:56 -0500, Geo. <georger{at}nls.net>=20">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>=20
 
wrote:>>>>>>>
What are they running it =
on, Open=20
  Office opened in like 4 seconds, on
my>>>> fastest =
machine it=20
  takes
20.>>>>>>>>=20
 
Geo.>>>>>>>>
"John Beamish" <JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>">mailto:JLBeamish{at}rogers.com">JLBeamish{at}rogers.com>
=
wrote in=20
  message>>>> news:op.tn9kmcyym6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com..=
.>>>>=20
  I'm sure this is available with the right sw config on other =
OSs. =20
  This>>>>
is>>>> Ubuntu, XGL and=20
  Kibadock.  Nice
eyecandy.>>>>>>>>
=
http://www.youtube" target="new">http://www.youtube.=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbYsxaMyFV2Y">http://www.youtube.=
com/watch?v=3DbYsxaMyFV2Y>>>>>>>>=20
  After 2:00 it's pretty "samey" except for 3:00 (for 15 secs or so),=20
  3:40>>>> (for 10 secs), 4:20 (for
20-25secs), 5:10 =
(for 20=20
 
secs).>>>>>>>>
Nice techno music =
background,=20
  too.

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