Linux users want better desktop performance (Screw data. Prioritize code)

[Alex de Jong]

That's why I switched to FluxBox. Damn ugly, but fast.
I don't need the fancy blinking windows, sliding menu's or whatever,
But I see your problem: things like BlackBox tend to get too 
ugly/unhandy fast...

Valent Turkovic wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Valent Turkovic
> <valent.turkovic at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> http://rudd-o.com/en/linux-and-free-software/tales-from-responsivenessland-why-linux-feels-slow-and-how-to-fix-that
>>
>> What is you comment?
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> As a long time Linux desktop user and Linux enthusiast I want bloody
> screaming fast desktop :) There are some situations that I just want
> to pull my hair out when I see that desktop performance just crawls to
> a halt :(
>
> When I read articles like Tales from responsivenessland[1] I really
> don't get why there aren't bells ringing in the heads of the people
> who can actually make a difference for Linux desktop performance.
>
> I was also really sad when I read interview with Con Kolivas[2] and
> the reasons why he quit kernel development[3].
>
> I hope kernel developers will wake up and realise that there are also
> us - Desktop users and what we need and want are responsive desktops.
>
> Will Fedora be the first Linux distro to have sane desktop defaults
> (vm.swappiness=1 and vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50). Current Fedora slogan
> is "Features. Freedom. Friends. First", I hope to see "Desktop
> performance" as part of it soon ;)
>
> [1] http://rudd-o.com/en/linux-and-free-software/tales-from-responsivenessland-why-linux-feels-slow-and-how-to-fix-that
> [2] http://apcmag.com/interview_with_con_kolivas_part_1_computing_is_boring.htm
> [3] http://apcmag.com/why_i_quit_kernel_developer_con_kolivas.htm
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