Eric wrote:

Please, this isn't an attempt to start another silly OS vs OS thread, but 

[...]

I've found that Boinc runs the best in Windows Server 2003, with XP Pro 
coming in second.

Is Boinc just optimized for Windows over Linux?   Would compiling Boinc 
source under GCC improve it much under Linux?

In what way do you mean "best"?
And for which projects?

Regards,
Martin

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