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> Take his Ubuntu example - for what percentage of users does the fact that it doesn't fit on an actual CD really matter any more? That's only one thing among
by Shorel 11y ago
> Take his Ubuntu example - for what percentage of users does the fact that it doesn't fit on an actual CD really matter any more?
That's only one thing among many mentioned, to prove a point.
The fact that it doesn't run well with only 2GB of RAM certainly affects plenty of actual and potential users. So the point stands. Not about the CD per se, but some optimizations are general and apply everywhere.
And every single Ubuntu user has complained at one point that pressing the Win/Super key does not bring the menu fast enough, or that the search results are not fast enough.
So, there's bloat.
- prof_hobart 11y agoThere's less feature-rich versions of Linux out there that will run comfortably in less than 2GB. If that's what you're after, use one of them. Of course all software could be faster. It could also be more secure, more feature-rich, more user friendly, smaller and "better" in any number of other ways. But developers don't have infinite time to focus on all of them. So they have to make tradeoffs, and the fact that most people default to the more feature-rich OSs rather than the lightweight ones, suggests that this is the place that the average user would rather the devs spend most of their time.