On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:50:32PM +1100, Andrew Lau wrote: > Whenever someone rants about Gentoo's processor optimisations > and states some overinflated performance boost such as 10%-20%, all I > can do is make a a feeble rebuttal stating that it's more like (insert > low figure without much solid evidence - e.g.. 5%) with exceptions > such as glibc, X, multimedia applications, mozilla and OpenOffice. So > then they counter that it's still an increase. Well, the lesson here is to not make up figures -- ask them instead what they've based *their* figures on. Given the resistance within Debian to distributing optimized binaries, I suspect that even 5% is an overestimation, as this would be a pretty serious savings over the lifetime of a computer. If they have real figures showing this savings, that would be a powerful tool for persuading Debian to make more use of optimization. > Ok, so what strengths does Debian have to make a comeback with? Unlike > Gentoo, Debian has quality assurance and security teams. We have a > strict policy and bug resolution procedures. But they won't listen and > still say Gentoo. <shrug> Then they deserve what they get? -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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