Re: considerably snappier file performance inside Linux
The truth of the matter is hidden in the US export regulations. MS Windows has a Mass Market exemption for export. That places a few restrictions on it: It is not allowed to be real-time, it is not allowed to support C4I and it is not allowed to offer advanced networking features. The end result is that MS is forced to slightly cripple the whole thing - ditto with Apple Mac OS.
They have to do that, since they simply cannot process 1 billion export licences. Read the EAR, ITAR and MTCR for details.
The result is that open source operating systems - Linux and BSD - will always outperform Windows or MacOS.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
