"Martin 53N 1W" <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote in message 
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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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Hi,

SETI.

Work units crunch faster,  better benchmarks, etc...