After takin' a swig o' grog, unix_fan belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:13:13 -0500, Linonut wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, unix_fan belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> You can't believe what a joy it was to see the DVD light on solid, rather
>>> than the stumbling sometimes on, sometimes off that happened under Linux.
>>
>> Hey, here's a guy who glories in small data buffers!
>
> Right, good point. I'm comparing out-of-the-box installations.
> It could be that Linux could be improved by proper configuration.
>
> I am going on the naive assumption that "tuning" implies
> trade-offs and the set selected by the distribution team
> is the best compromise.

If your data isn't a pure conjure from your nether orifice, you've
seriously screwed up your Linux system.

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