>> i never said that linux is better than windoows in the general sense >> of what most people mean by "better". >> >> i pointed out that your claims about process "protection" being >> responsible for slow IPC and context switching are wrong, and that >> there is nothing novel, unique or even interesting about how windows >> does that. > > >ok so what's responsible for the bad windows IPC to you? according to Ron and Angus, who know windows much better than I do, there are perfectly adequate (if not actually ideal) IPC mechanisms for Windows, specifically in the context of realtime audio apps. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe