Re: Why Linux is doomed (was: Re: FENRIS (nwfs) 1.4.2 Source Code Available)

Massoud Asgharifard (asghari@linux.ce.sharif.ac.ir)
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 22:00:24 +0000 (WAT)


On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Jeff Merkey wrote:

>
> FYI. When you do type "make" on the Windows NT source tree, it takes almost
> 38 hours for it to complete on a 4-way 400 Mhz PII System, as opposed to
> about 5 minutes on Linux. Linux is not Doomed!!!!!!
>
> STOP IT!!!!
>
> Jeff
>

It this 38 Hour compile time due to the kernel (core of NT) only? or all
of utilities/Shell extensions/etc? How about Linux?
( I myself remember that compiled FreeBSD 2.2.5 on itself overnight on a
P5/233, 40MbRam...)
--masu
"Massoud Asgharifard"

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