Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad.highwinds-media.com!newsfe07.iad.POSTED!00000000!not-for-mail From: Roy Strachan Subject: Re: Do Genuine Intel Processors still work better for Linux? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup References: <0ba16f08-a83f-42a5-9dcf-26209ae05cd8@m10g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.147.16.79 X-Complaints-To: internet.abuse@sjrb.ca X-Trace: newsfe07.iad 1312421734 68.147.16.79 (Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:35:34 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:35:34 UTC Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:35:34 GMT Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.setup:881 On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:23:42 -0400, Hans Goossen wrote: > On Fri, 27 May 2011, Greegor wrote: > >> What exactly is it that makes Intel processors work better for Linux? >> >> > IMHO Intel is not exactly a very good friend of Linux... > > hans > > http://www.paraguaycoins.com/ And I'd disagree. I've got intels from 386's to quads churning away on Boinc, some steady for years with no problems and all on Linux. You pays your money and takes your choice. I think it's mostly personal preference.