Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:33:21 +0200 | | From | Tonnerre <> | | Subject | Re: DTrace-like analysis possible with future Linux kernels? |
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Salut,
On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 10:14:12PM +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > - What is a "large computer"?
I'd refer to a computer as a large computer when its calculation power is several times larger than the one home computers of the same time have (or if it's a really large machine, such as the Honeywell DDPs, but that's another dimension of "large").
> - What is an "extremely narrow market segment"?
A market segment not reaching waste portions of all customers in a market. Think of catfood.
> What is the evidence of this statement compared to Linux?
Linux is actually widely employed in the home computer *and* server market, plus embedded devices. I mean, did you ever see someone running Solaris on their video decoder?
> - What are the minimum requirements for a machine to run Linux?
Intel 8086 processor with a few ko of RAM, with a floppy drive, a monitor and a floppy, I think. If you take only the normal kernel into account that will be an 80386 processor.
> - What are the minimum requirements for a machine to run Solaris?
At least more RAM and a more capable processor.
> And hey, Brian is even able to make a 4 hour demo within a single hour on this > machine ;-)
Greeeat. I can do that too on my Powerbook G5.
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