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The Fast-Food Syndrome: The Linux Platform is Getting Fat
Refalm:
quote:Refalm: I agree. XFCE, Gnome or KDE make Slackware real easy to use.
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Uhm, I kinda take that back though... if anyone get's the wrong idea about Slackware, I just wanted to say Slackware is not meant for beginners ;)
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by worker201:
Yeah, I wonder if your koan 'bloat = new features' is the whole story. I kinda think bloat is bigger file size with no added features. Occasionally the file will be bigger, and you have less features. I haven't kept track of the changing size of core Linux packages, but I would guess that they haven't changed much at all - there's just more of them. No comment on how Windows has changed from release to release.
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Did you know that a XP install is less than 600 MB? The reason why it topples over a GB after being installe is because of the 700MB+ paging file. Having a paging file is no different than having to create a swap partation for Linux.
Less than 600MB for the OS isn't really that big at all considering drive space is less than $1 per GB these days. It costed me $1 to store Windows. Big whoopidity doo. lol
insomnia:
quote:Originally posted by Viper:
Did you know that a XP install is less than 600 MB?
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Did you know that Linux fits on an old floppy?
;)
solarismka:
quote:Originally posted by Viper:
Or in other words it is getting more and more bloated. Don't you guys criticize MS for bloat?
Myself, I don't think bloat is a big deal because drive space is less than $1 per gig nowadays. Modern CPU's can run the bloat without any trouble. Bloat = more features(even with MS software). Bloat is only a problem on ancient computers.
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7324
[ June 24, 2004: Message edited by: Viper ]
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Because most normal people can't just go out and buy a $5000 machine off the shelf!
The most common PC is a PII! with around 64mb of ram!
because Linux can do all of M$ without all the constant upgrading and without all that 'powerful' hardware just to do the same job!
Pluse the gain of security, stability and ease of use not to mention no need for extra 'required' software and or big ass updates!
P.S.
I'm running FC1 on 24mb ram/pII 233hz USING KDE3.1!
my laptop: a PII266 runing 96mbram using SuSE 8.1!
old machines rock!!!
[ July 06, 2004: Message edited by: -=Solaris.M.K.A=- ]
solarismka:
quote:Originally posted by Viper:
Did you know that a XP install is less than 600 MB? The reason why it topples over a GB after being installe is because of the 700MB+ paging file. Having a paging file is no different than having to create a swap partation for Linux.
Less than 600MB for the OS isn't really that big at all considering drive space is less than $1 per GB these days. It costed me $1 to store Windows. Big whoopidity doo. lol
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Your forgetting all the 'l33t' software that windows does not come with, all the service pack patches, all the 'required' software (anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware etc..) All the patches an updates for those 'required' software and all the trojans, spyware, viruses etc....
:D
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