On Tue, 15 May 2001, Mike Cheponis wrote:

> Not really advocacy, but interesting nonetheless:
> 
>  http://cramsession.brainbuzz.com/video/everyossucks/default.asp?OSsucks=Open

"Every computer crashes ... because very OS sucks."

Amazingly, RealPlayer only hung once during the song and video (more like 
a slideshow on my 500kb connection).

Is it normal for RealPlayer to have numerous processes?

Seven when playing:

reed 4708  2.9  8.2  5700 10764 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:05.95
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4718  0.0  8.2  5700 10764 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:00.14
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4716  0.0  8.2  5700 10764 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:00.13
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4712  0.0  8.2  5700 10764 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:00.35
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4711  0.0  8.2  5700 10764 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:00.00
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4710  0.0  0.3  1908   420 E0 IN    9:40PM  0:00.00
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4709  0.0  0.3  1908   428 E0 IN    9:40PM  0:00.00
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32

Five when finished:

reed 4712  0.0  8.5  6096 11148 E0 IN    9:40PM  0:01.59
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4711  0.0  8.5  6096 11148 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:00.01
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4710  0.0  0.3  1908   420 E0 IN    9:40PM  0:00.00
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4709  0.0  0.3  1908   428 E0 IN    9:40PM  0:00.00
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32 
reed 4708  0.0  8.5  6096 11148 E0 SN    9:40PM  0:23.19
/usr/pkg/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay helper 33 32

Then when I close the (browser) window, they all closed.

(If replying, please consider using netbsd-users instead of advocacy.)

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/