Re: Not very encouraging :(

From: Juggles2Little (email_address_not@available.com)
Date: 11/18/02 

From: Juggles2Little <email_address_not@available.com>
Date: 18 Nov 2002 12:52:28 GMT

"Chris Jackson [MVP]" <chrisj@mvps.org> wrote in
news:#gkuxXrjCHA.1860@tkmsftngp09:

>> Read and despair...
>>
>> http://www.hevanet.com/peace/microsoft.htm
>>
> Certainly good for a laugh. I particularly enjoyed the virtual memory
> section. Virtual memory works precisely by paging out unused memory (for
> which there are a variety of algorithms to determine which to use - LRU,
> FIFI. Clock, all attempting to approximate the optimal) to disk. He even
> states this. Then, he acts astounded that, when memory is paged out,
> things slow down as they have to be fetched from disk. Um, forgive me,
> but that's exactly what's supposed to happen, no? Then, of course, he
> goes on to claim that Linux does this very well. Oddly enough, Linux
> also pages memory to disk by using the disk. (It also happens to use the
> Clock algorithm to determine pages to swap.) I'm not exactly why using
> the disk to implement virtual memory is bad for XP, but perfectly fine
> for Linux. It's just funny how people throw around lingo expecting that,
> if you don't understand it, it must be true. One thing for sure - I
> wouldn't trust this guy to write a single line of code - he apparently
> has no idea what he is even talking about.
>
> I didn't have the heart to subject my wife (a lawyer) to his legal
> arguments. Just rest assured, folks, nobody can secretly steal your
> legal rights away from you. Ever notice how hospitals always have you
> sign waivers? Perhaps you've also noticed that this has not
> systematically stopped all lawsuits against all hospitals?
>
> <Sigh> Citations to other hype articles and lots of uneducated but very
> sophisticated sounding lingo do not make something true. Like or dislike
> the product. Like or dislike the features. There just isn't a huge
> conspiracy. There are plenty of folks with source code access to XP who
> would notice some insidious master plan to control all of your computers
> remotely.
>
> If you're going to believe this article, I also recommend getting caught
> up on the adventures of Bat Boy.
> http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/batboy/index.cfm
>
> --
> Chris Jackson
> Software Engineer
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Associate Expert
> --
>
>
>

Ah, but you would say that wouldn't you - LOL ;)

I love internet paranoia, it keeps a lot of idiots off the streets.

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