From: Adam 

Tony Ingenoso wrote:

> "Efficiency" is not a term one normally applies to any
system running X
> Windows 
>

I have a suspicion that this efficency is the gov metric of pounds spent vs
value delivered.

> Linux's general deficiency in terms of streaming audio/video - due to
> various kernel issues can be a killer too.  There is renegade work being
> done to address this, but its not been generally accepted yet and the
> patches to implement it are extensive (~60K LOC and growing every day).
>

Yup but I find being on another machine via ssh & typing the app name
& then it appears locally to be very usefull.


> As I understand it, the "fix" approach is to spin kernel
threads to run
> interrupt contexts, so other interrupts can come in when someone is tardy in
> servicing their interrupts.  I gather the IDE driver for one example has
> some huge issues with interrupt response time and keeping interrupts
> disabled for extended periods under curtain situations.
>

Quite possibly.

Adam


>
> "Adam"  wrote in message
> news:4295babe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>The council is investigating whether an open source desktop could
>>produce efficiency savings and help contribute toward the Gershon agenda
>>- which outlines plans for efficiency savings - in local government.
>
>

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