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| From | Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.embedded |
| Subject | Re: Time to abandon large mechanical hard drives? |
| Date | 2014-11-11 11:14 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <m3tckg$a8i$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (3 earlier) <14ca2iw8trxoc$.10ghzqm0u2s5a$.dlg@40tude.net> <m3t5at$an2$5@dont-email.me> <1kc8n2idi6y1l$.1k275eznf5lvf.dlg@40tude.net> <m3ta37$v7g$4@dont-email.me> <swa27f9zw9p$.101ntlc2qxras$.dlg@40tude.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 11/11/2014 10:49 AM, flatfish+++ wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:30:59 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote: > >> On 11/11/2014 9:46 AM, flatfish+++ wrote: >>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:09:45 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote: >>> >>>> On 11/11/2014 8:51 AM, flatfish+++ wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:49:31 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 11/11/2014 4:16 AM, Desk Rabbit wrote: >>>>>>> On 07/11/2014 23:00, 7 wrote: >>>>>>>> Time to abandon large mechanical hard drives? >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I did 4TB upgrade to 6TB and the whole process >>>>>>>> of backing up and fixing partitions took best part >>>>>>>> of half a day with Linux. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Never heard of such things. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But I remember back in May I did a 3TB to 4TB upgrade >>>>>>>> and it took best part of half a day with Linux as well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So these numbers seem to be real. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> (With windoops, you may as well reserve one or two >>>>>>>> weeks to do same feat ;) ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WRONG! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The limiting factor is the transfer rate of the drive(s) and the spindle >>>>>>> speed (Along with the amount of data) not the OS. >>>>>> >>>>>> Wow, I didn't bother to read his propaganda but was he really suggesting >>>>>> that hard disks run faster within GNU/Linux? >>>>> >>>>> Doesn't everything run faster with Linux? >>>>> lol! >>>> >>>> To be honest, my SSDs run a lot faster within Windows 8 than they did in >>>> Ubuntu or Ubuntu GNOME. It shouldn't be the case as SSDs don't require >>>> any kind of special software to do their thing but reading and writing >>>> was significantly slower in the open-source operating system than in >>>> Windows. It's truly sad. Add to that the fact that the GPU ran terribly >>>> and that the sound card had random pops and cracks and you really have >>>> to call a spade a spade and say that GNU/Linux is shit. >>>> >>>> Still, I'd love to see how 7 _PROVES_ that whatever he says is a fact. I >>>> have yet to see any kind of evidence in any of his posts. It's just >>>> random garbage. >>> >>> Random garbage is also a good description of GNU/Linux/FOSS in >>> general. >> >> Absolutely. You can give the system and its software a chance a dozen >> times or so but you'll just come back with an overwhelming feeling of >> disappointment a dozen times as well. > > That's exactly what happens. > Each time I try Linux, a different distribution, a new release and so > forth I approach it from the perspective that maybe things have > improved since the last time I tried Linux. > > And each time I walk away frustrated and disappointed. > > It's not that portions of Linux haven't improved over the years but > more so that Windows and OSX have not exactly been sitting idle but > have improved as well. > > The truth is that desktop Linux is a poor choice for most people. > Even chrisv knows that because he and his family are Windows users. I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of chrisv's mouth either way. If he says that he has a family, I don't immediately believe him. If he says that he has a job, I don't believe him there either. He has become way too comfortable in calling others liars without ever producing any kind of evidence to counter the idea that _HE_ is one. -- Silver Slimer OpenMedia Supporter www.silverlips.ca
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