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Will it make it faster or slower?

Will it make it faster or slower?

Posted Sep 6, 2009 18:56 UTC (Sun) by jreiser (subscriber, #11027)
In reply to: Will it make it faster or slower? by MattPerry
Parent article: Debian switching to upstart

Is boot speed really important?

Yes. There is still mainstream hardware (PC clone 1 to 3 years old) that does not suspend and hibernate properly. Also, coming out of hibernation is slower than booting on many desktop and laptop systems, including several that I use regularly.


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