[Gvsig_english] gvSIG performances on different platforms

[Chris Puttick]

----- "silvio grosso" <grossosilvio at yahoo.it> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I am wondering if gvSIG has different performances depending on the
> platforms where it is installed?
> In particular, I am interested in the differences between a Microsoft
> system and a Linux one.
> I suppose the answer is no. I read this information in the
> International mailing list :-)
> I am confident gvSIG 2 is going to be much better than gvSIG 1.1.
> 
> Nevertheless, I know a little bit OpenOffice and its Java background.
> On linux (Ubuntu Hardy), OpenOffice is a bit slower than on Windows.
> Besides, OpenOffice has different bugs on Linux (I checked the Sun's
> bugs list).
> As a consequence, I suppose it could be the same for gvSIG (but maybe
> I am wrong)?

OpenOffice is not a Java application, and OpenOffice Windows is not the same as OpenOffice Ubuntu - specifically OpenOffice Ubuntu has additional file filters enabled by default and some other stuff. On the otherhand, I've not heard that OpenOffice is slower on Ubuntu...

Java speed on Linux (which should be the key factor in gvSIG performance) should be no slower than on Windows so gvSIG should not be either.

> 
> I asking this not out of curiosity but because I am planning to
> migrate to Linux Ubuntu (installed on a 32 bit CPU).
> At present, I installed VirtualBox on Windows xp home edition, Ubuntu
> Hardy and, finally, gvSIG 1.1. (to avoid drivers problems).
> Obviously, with the Virtualitation the performances are not the best
> :-)
> 
> My only fear is that gvSIG could be less tested on a Linuxt platform
> (as it happens for OpenOffice installed on a Ubuntu platform).

is gvSIG less tested on a Linux platform? Is OpenOffice less tested on a Linux platform? Numerically it might be on an Ubuntu platform; on the otherhand I use it (as a senior executive) all day long on Kubuntu, and the crash/lockup/annoyance rate is far better than I remember MS Office 97/2k being. As I moved fulltime to OpenOffice because I moved fulltime to Linux, I can't comment on OpenOffice issues on Linux relative to Windows ;)

> In conclusion, maybe, on Linux, gvSIG could be less performant?
> 
> I can't tell anything about the bugs.
> At present, there is not a way in gvSIG to check them. 
> Hopefully for the gvSIG 2 series it will be different or, at least, I
> hope so ;-)
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Silvio
> 
> 
> 
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