Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:53:53 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alex Buell <> | Subject | Re: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty] |
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On 20 Jul 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> People seem to think that I don't care. They are wrong. I _do_ care. > But I just don't think it's a showstopper if 2.0.x is faster on a > low-end machine than 2.2.x will be. I won't even worry about it, in > fact. I will just make sure that 2.2 is "reasonable" on 8MB, but > "reasonable" has nothing to do with comparing to 2.0.x.
That of course, is your right. However it's not unreasonable to squeeze as much as performance out of a 386/486 machine, is it not? OK, this is my last posting on this subject unless someone gets an inspiration and speeds up Linux to the extent that a 1MB 386 outperforms a 1GB 686 with NT :o)
Cheers, Alex.
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