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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 12:05 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <m3tfkf$qmc$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 11/11/2014 11:59 AM, flatfish+++ wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:14:21 -0500, Silver Slimer wrote: > >> 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. > > I still maintain that chrisv is a reverse troll whose purpose is to > make Linux users/advocates look bad. > Why? > Because he is so good at it. I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment and am happy to know that chrisv is the most effective Wintroll in this newsgroup. -- Silver Slimer OpenMedia Supporter www.silverlips.ca
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