Linux 2.6.20-rc6 Kernel Performance
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| On top of our hardware reviews and comparisons at Phoronix we also
| cover and compare the latest ATI and NVIDIA drivers along with some
| of the other popular software packages; however, we have decided to
| feature Linux kernel performance comparisons with each major release.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=635&num=1
If it doesn't get leaner, it ought to at least perform well (not degrade in
terms of complexity performance). There has been a lot of great news about
the kernel recently.
Related:
Is There Perfection in The Linux Kernel?
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| In a perfect world, you could compile a brand-new Linux kernel
| without the need for much configuration and without error.
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| According to Linus Torvalds, the new 2.6.19 Linux kernel is such
| an entity.
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| "It's one of those rare "perfect" kernels," Torvalds wrote in a
| Linux kernel mailing list posting announcing the new kernel.
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http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3646456
The Kernel Report: Linux ups Web cams to Wi-Fi
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| New features being added faster than ever
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| By its own developers' admissions, Linux supports more hardware
| devices out-of-the-box than any other operating system but that
| won't stop a slew of new drivers being added in upcoming releases.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;461960850
Free Linux Driver Development!
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| Yes, that's right, the Linux kernel community is offering all
| companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have
| to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux
| Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example
| drivers in the Linux kernel source tree trying to determine
| which one is the closest to what you need to do.
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http://www.kroah.com/log/2007/01/29/#free_drivers
Kernel Comparison for Linux (2.6.18) verses Windows (2003 R2)
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| Architectures: Linux Windows
| PC x86 Y Y
| PC AMD64 Y Y
| PC IA-64 Y Y
| Alpha Y N
| PPC Y N
| PPC64 Y N
| SPARC32 Y N
| SPARC64 Y N
| ARM Y N
| HP PA-RISC Y N
| Motorola 680x0 Y N
| MIPS Y N
| MIPS (DEC) Y N
| PowerPC Y N
| IBM S/390 Y N
| Cell Y N
| others Y N
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http://widefox.pbwiki.com/Kernel%20Comparison%20Linux%20vs%20Windows
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