Thread: Linux Could Prevent Use of 4,200,000,000 kg of Fossil Fuels a Year
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Old 04-03-2007, 12:39 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Default Re: Linux Could Prevent Use of 4,200,000,000 kg of Fossil Fuels a Year
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Originally Posted by chesss
errr on my PIII, all distros that I have tried crawl ( even after tweaking them to the max), infact even a light browser like Opera simply fails to impress. They are usable allright, but very very slow. On the otherhand simply xp flies!!
and btw xp is supported from 2001-2009 atleast which means you can use the same hardware for 9 years (considering OS only)
Won't it be a bit too unfair to compare XP released on 2001 with distros released on 2006?
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