Re: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth (was some unrelated subject)

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam trinity edu>]

On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 11:54:04AM -0500, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote:
> Aaron Konstam <akonstam trinity edu> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 07:00:32AM +0800, E Nigma wrote:
> > > On Thursday 10 January 2002 01:42, you wrote:
> > > > Quick quiz, how long did it take your computer to boot 10 years ago
> > > > and how long does it take now? My guess is that it still takes
> > > > as long as it did then, if not longer.
> > > 
> > > True, my old 386 never got any faster. OTOH  I don't think it got much slower 
> > > either..
> >
> > There is not doubt the kernels are getting bigger, the system keeps hgetting
> > bigger and more powerfull machines are needed whether you are upgrading M$
> > software or Linux versions. I am not sure that this bloat should be
> > necessary.
> 
> If you don't need the new features, don't upgrade? 
> 
> -- 
> Trond Eivind Glomsrød
> Red Hat, Inc.
That is certainly sensible advice but turns out to be in practice impossible
over the long run when older versions are no longer supported by the
manufacturer. Also holes are fixed in new versions which still exist in older
versions.
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