On Freitag, 25. Januar 2019 21:47:20 CET Jimmy Berry wrote:
On Friday, January 25, 2019 11:08:51 AM CST Brüns, Stefan wrote:
If one system comes without an active firewall and the other does, then the whole comparison is absurd.
A sports car is faster than a truck, but they address different needs.
Exactly, but no one would deny that benchmarking the 0-60mph time of a sports car vs a truck would be relevant for someone looking to find the vehicle with the fastest acceleration time. So then the same is true of distros.
Sure I could replace the engine in the truck, remove most of the weight, etc and get the truck to 0-60mph in the same time, but that is something for someone familiar with the mechanics involved and wanting to spend the time.
Similarly if a distro's out-of-the-box configuration is better suited for some usecases this is equally important for a non-mechanic or someone who just wants the thing to work well. Nothing absurd about that in the slightest.
No, the problem is the benchmarks are selling the truck for a sports car. There is no mentioning what the differences are. According to the article, the capabilities are all the same. Reducing the comparison to mere speed does not show the whole picture, it is misinformation. A casual reader will just see, oh, a bunch of Linux distributions, they are all the same, but some are faster - what a crappy job done by the others ... Regards, Stefan -- Stefan Brüns / Bergstraße 21 / 52062 Aachen home: +49 241 53809034 mobile: +49 151 50412019 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org