On 30 May 2003 13:21:31 +0200 Horn Gábor <Horn.Gabor at aktiv.co.hu> wrote: > - preemptiv kernel (2.4.x needed a patch for it) That's not really a server plus, more of a desktop plus. On servers you generaly want i/o thoughput to be maxed out, but on desktops you want it to "feel" smoother, and you are willing to sacrifice some i/o thoughput.