Just posted some OpenGL benchmarks:

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Re: OpenGL: Perl vs Python
by zentara (Cardinal) on May 23, 2007 at 19:02 UTC
    Linux performs up to 10X faster than Windows (Vista) using POGL's test.pl FBO test app.

    That dosn't surprise me, from what I hear, Vista is designed to constantly monitor you for breaking their DRM bullsh*t. They probably need to check every OpenGL command to make sure they didn't sneak a free mp3 in there, or even open a socket to check it.

    See also Why Vista is slow

    I bought a laptop with a forced preload of Vista, and it had a 1 Gigabyte "private" partition setup on it. What it's for?.... I can only guess or I'll be breaking their agreement about not trying to figure out (reverse engineer) their spying system.

    I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum
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      I bought a laptop with a forced preload of Vista, and it had a 1 Gigabyte "private" partition setup on it.

      Those have been on OEM machines for a while (though usually they use a hidden partition). It's usually harmless diagnostic utilities. You can get rid of it by zeroing the hard drive and reinstalling.

      "There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.

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        You can get rid of it by zeroing the hard drive and reinstalling.

        That s what I did, but I reinstalled SlackwareLinux. :-)

        I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. Cogito ergo sum a bum
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      AFAIK, Microsoft has removed OpenGL from Vista. All benchmarks using OpenGL apps and games show terrible performance on Vista, unless you use some special drivers. Who uses Vista anyway? :)
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        By around the end of summer, Air Force Materiel Command. :-/
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