From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-x22c.google.com (mail-vc0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c03::22c]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 82E3821F2EE for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:51:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-vc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id kv7so7787687vcb.3 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:51:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=dOXPN6PKeqGtgnvS6TQcyzoUVBBs8lLXoOVpnbAxWKk=; b=RdbYkY6AGVFY/2Ss//CfsBKPV4xK2pWw+SjUTT6lE3hpjMzs4+akGyK4uu53mDk3Zp 9udO90ED+SdGfc9ow53F344jVbR8dnkahBFeJKbGxl9qqfOKz/QD/VIDVHdqZvi0z3Zz J07EbZ8ZPE4QZYmLylt+arP2Z5CU5R9UMvKq1h+TWr8WYc3G1c9BnfYAtWwnbBSIvAys LrrfONFMA6cNGHJbuCOxkMmcycH9PMsqwIOeq8nnMUrGLbgVknvqaZfTd+dZNjYVCxrM +rOGv6wM9Zsz41cL1tZOUzy0jzW880gwrKfw4JLhAJW4rOSVG/8r8R1L/tlChqYX5TIK hr8w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.180.98 with SMTP id dn2mr11104471vdc.96.1424710261628; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:51:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.24.79 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:51:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.24.79 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:51:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:51:01 +0200 Message-ID: From: Jonathan Morton To: "Bill Ver Steeg (versteb)" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51a821a0d6448050fc435c7 Cc: Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Bloat] recommended PC config for network testing using Ubuntu X-BeenThere: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: General list for discussing Bufferbloat List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:51:31 -0000 --bcaec51a821a0d6448050fc435c7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I use quite old hardware myself - mainly a Pentium MMX and a PowerBook G4. They don't run Ubuntu, but Gentoo. Generally older hardware gets better supported over time than brand new, and I like to keep a weather eye out for performance problems this way. Compatibility problems may result from the way you've configured the new kernel, rather than the difference in versions in itself. The big, organised distros may be pickier about that than smaller ones, but that isn't hardware specific. - Jonathan Morton --bcaec51a821a0d6448050fc435c7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I use quite old hardware myself - mainly a Pentium MMX and a= PowerBook G4. They don't run Ubuntu, but Gentoo.=C2=A0 Generally older= hardware gets better supported over time than brand new, and I like to kee= p a weather eye out for performance problems this way.

Compatibility problems may result from the way you've co= nfigured the new kernel, rather than the difference in versions in itself. = The big, organised distros may be pickier about that than smaller ones, but= that isn't hardware specific.

- Jonathan Morton

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