Re: [OS:N:] Why Free SW should remain as light as possible

[Robert Citek <rwcitek alum calberkeley org>]

On Thursday, March 11, 2004, at 12:07  AM, Johnnie Peters wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 02:28, anthony baldwin wrote:
> > ...And, anyways, treating everything as dollar-store disposables
> > contributes to green house gases, over exploitation of resources and 
> > an
> > overabundance of trash.  Buying a new PC every year is just a poor
> > prospect, environmentally.  What happened to the days when things were
> > built to last?
>
> Pre Wallmart mentality.  You and I are just out of date.  My second
> Linux box is a 450 Mhz K6-2.  Not terribly old but not new either.

Things today are built to last.  Only the product lifetimes have gotten 
shorter.  And our lifetimes have gotten longer.

Regards,
- Robert