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Date:      Sun, 16 Feb 2003 04:51:33 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        dyson@iquest.net
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Just some comments about FreeBSDV5.0
Message-ID:  <20030216025133.GF2053@gothmog.gr>
In-Reply-To: <200302151802.NAA25682@dyson.jdyson.com>
References:  <200302151802.NAA25682@dyson.jdyson.com>

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On 2003-02-15 13:02, "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.jdyson.com> wrote:
> Gang,
> 	I am purposefully posting to 'chat' to avoid getting very
> 	involved, however, I have some good news (and some minor
> 	bad news) about V5.0.  Suggestions about reading release
> 	notes, etc need not apply -- because the principle of
> 	least astonishment (POLA) needs to apply no matter what.
>
> 	Good news:  it is incredibly responsive.  I have been
>                     impressed with it, and the improvements
> 	            appear real.  I am NOT easily impressed.

This is one of the reasons that I kept trying to work on current for
doing real work during the last year.  Since late 2001, the 5.X
kernels left a general "feel" of better responsiveness to every day
programs, like editors or network clients running on the console :)


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