[KLUG Members] Speed comparison of all major Linux filesystems.

[Adam Williams]

> > Ximian vs. GNOME - Ximian adds
> > 1. spit-n-polish
> > 2. better SMB-VFS integration (windows network browsing/utilization),
> > more current evo releases
> > 3. red-carpet updater (now rock stable),
> > 4. GNOME-VFS integration into OpenOffice so you can load/save docs from
> > windows shares without having to mount anything.
> > 5. Integreation with CUPS in all Ximian compiled applications, no more
> > entering "lpr -Pactps" to print a webpage.
> > 6. Equivalents to all Microsoft standard fonts, so importers come out
> > with what you expect way more often.
> > 7. Font management via Nautilus
> > You can also automatically install, via Ximian, macromedia flash
> > plugins, acrobat reader, etc... and other "softly" proprietary
> > resources.
> How much does Ximian cost? (i'm guessing it isn't free)

It is free.  You can pay - $99 a year for access to subscription only
FTP servers.  The free service can be slow, etc... much like any popular
FTP service.  The pay service is rocket ship fast and has never been
unavailable in +2 years I've been sending them money.

> It looks pretty neat. (but KDE is also pretty neat)

Most things Open Source are neat, especially these days.  Well,
everything except perl.  Perl is just ugly,  but it makes up for it by
bieng able to do anything.