Wild and crazy times for the development tree

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 17:29 -0500, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> Paul F. Johnson wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > 
> >>But let's get a clear roadmap down this time, what features are
> >>essential for the next cycle?
> > 
> > 
> > A *much* reduced core size (5 CDs + rescue is getting a bit much) and
> > large reduction in the overall memory overhead. I know FC is fantastic,
> > but given you need 128Mb for a text only version and 512Mb for a desktop
> > environment, it's becoming hard to justify to the powers that be that
> > using Linux over WinXP is that good an option.
> 
> Are you implying that the only reason one would choose Linux over
> Windows XP, is because it has lower memory and system requirements?
No, not "the only reason", but one essential reason:

Linux's small memory footprint and it's free licensing had enabled
people to use Linux on "recycled HW".

Ralf