Funny Stuff

[Mike]

How about we forment a shoot out. Something like the Winston Cup..

I provide identical hardware platforms.

Leading proponents of Linux and Windows must gen up a system from CD's I purchase
over-the-counter. They have one day to gen the system. We run a set of
benchmarks. Publish the results.

The systems must serve a relational database, print server, PDC, web server, mail
server. All the tests will run via a multi-homed 100BaseT connection.

Whatcha think?

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:

> > > for the record, i have to say that i am as impressed by nt5's reliability
> > > (except from the black screen of death) as i am dismayed by nt4's ability
> > > to be shut down, terminated with extreme prejudice etc, in
> > > approximately... 200 different ways that i could code up, if i could be
> > > botherered do.
> >
> > I'd just like to make it known just how *hard* I am trying not to add my
>
> the rules apply to me as well as anyone else.  which is why i said what i
> said (above).  my general ethic is, be honest and unreserved.  if
> justifiable harrassement on a technical point porduces results, spend an
> equal amount of time praising the results.
>
> luke