From: Murray DOT Root AT mindspring DOT com (Danette & Murray Root)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.asm.x86,comp.lang.c,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc
Subject: Re: FreeWin95 Project
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 06:54:35 GMT
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
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On 19 Feb 1997 06:02:53 GMT, af380 AT chebucto DOT ns DOT ca (Norman L. DeForest) wrote
in comp.lang.c:

=> That wouldn't help much.  On this other machine, how do you simulate the 
=> network load that will be on the operational system.  The only SURE test 
=> would be to duplicate your entire system and install the upgrade on that.
=> Then simulate the same load that is on the working system.

=> Of course, to do that you would need twice as many computers as you now 
=> have and would have to double your site licence to allow installing ALL 
=> of your applications on the duplicate system.  Then you need staff to use 
=> those systems to give them the same load as the working system.  Oh, and 
=> you need a few extra printers to provide for simulated network printing 
=> and you need . . . .  

Hmmm. Don't know much about testing and automation? Do a Web search - the
simulations you need are abundant and, relatively, inexpensive.

BTW - I don't see a relevent newsgroup in the list of newsgroups this
stupidity is cross-posted to. c.l.c is DEFINITELY not appropriate for this 'my
OS is better than yours' drivel. Look for something with 'advocacy' in its
name.


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    People are stupid.
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