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> Disk space is cheap and plentiful and downloading a couple of GB takes an instant. True in a data center. Not true for many people. > So why not bundle ever
by okasaki 4y ago
> Disk space is cheap and plentiful and downloading a couple of GB takes an instant.
True in a data center. Not true for many people.
> So why not bundle everything together?
Security updates, RAM usage.
- edent 4y ago> True in a data center. Not true for many people. Even the cheapest laptop you can buy today has literally 1,000x the disk space of a 1990's tower PC. The packaging format APT was developed in the late 1990s when the average user's modem speed was unlikely to hit 56kbps. Times have changed. Time to update the way we package software. > Security updates, RAM usage. True in a data centre. Not true for many people.
- spookie 4y agoEven the simplest of program today is way bigger than an alternative of yesterday. I don't see your point.
- oriolid 4y agoThere's also the option that we could finally end the hardware upgrade cycle. After all, the laptop that I already have costs me less both in money and setup time than even the cheapest laptop I could buy if I was forced to. For desktop app developers it's other people's money so it's not as important.