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SubjectRe: Memory Rusting Effect [re: Linux hostile to poverty]
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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