From: Timothy
Subject: Unix,Linux....
Date: 
Message-ID: <356039B3.59D0E8E5@netspace.net.au>
Hi,
What is the difference between Unix, Linux and RedHat?
Is Unix the native O/S for Lisp?
If so, is it better to run Lisp on Unix than on PC?

Thanks.
Timothy.
From: Barry Margolin
Subject: Re: Unix,Linux....
Date: 
Message-ID: <OSX71.31$_y1.602422@cam-news-reader1.bbnplanet.com>
In article <·················@netspace.net.au>,
Timothy  <·····@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>What is the difference between Unix, Linux and RedHat?
>Is Unix the native O/S for Lisp?
>If so, is it better to run Lisp on Unix than on PC?

Unix is a family of operating systems, originally designed for
minicomputers, but which has been ported to almost all systems.

Linux is a free implementation of Unix.  It's most commonly used on PCs,
but there are versions for Macintosh and some other systems as well.

RedHat is one of several companies that sells CD-ROMs containing Linux.

Lisp runs on many different OSes, and there have even been some OSes
written in Lisp.

Lisp often requires very good memory management, and Unix's virtual memory
is more mature and performant than Windows and MacOS, so often Lisp will
run better on Unix than on other OSes.

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From: Scott L. Burson
Subject: "performant"
Date: 
Message-ID: <356104E8.773C2448@zeta-sqoft.com>
Barry Margolin wrote:
> Unix's virtual memory is more mature and performant than Windows and MacOS

Interesting.  The only people I had previously heard use the word
"performant" are some French programmers I work with.  It seems like an
obviously useful word, yet one that has not gained currency in English. 
Are you intentionally trying to popularize it?

-- Scott

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From: Andi Kleen
Subject: Re: "performant"
Date: 
Message-ID: <m3btsulvk5.fsf@fred.muc.de>
"Scott L. Burson" <·····@zeta-sqoft.com> writes:

> Barry Margolin wrote:
> > Unix's virtual memory is more mature and performant than Windows and MacOS
> 
> Interesting.  The only people I had previously heard use the word
> "performant" are some French programmers I work with.  It seems like an
> obviously useful word, yet one that has not gained currency in English. 
> Are you intentionally trying to popularize it?

I heard it in German too - so German programmers might use it too when
speaking English. 

-Andi
From: Barry Margolin
Subject: Re: "performant"
Date: 
Message-ID: <S7881.60$_y1.915042@cam-news-reader1.bbnplanet.com>
In article <·················@zeta-sqoft.com>,
Scott L. Burson <·····@zeta-sqoft.com> wrote:
>Barry Margolin wrote:
>> Unix's virtual memory is more mature and performant than Windows and MacOS
>
>Interesting.  The only people I had previously heard use the word
>"performant" are some French programmers I work with.  It seems like an
>obviously useful word, yet one that has not gained currency in English. 
>Are you intentionally trying to popularize it?

I didn't realize I was coining anything or doing anything unusual.  I'm
pretty sure I've heard it a number of times over the years.

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