Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:06:35 +0800 | From | Sandy Harris <> | Subject | Re: Unbloating the kernel, was: :mem=16MB laptop testing |
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jlnance@unity.ncsu.edu wrote:
> Let me concur with the sentiments on this thread.
Me too.
> ... There are many people who will never be able to afford > to buy a computer but could find someone to give them one of these > "hopelessy outdated" machines for nothing.
Some people may be able to get more than one. A year or two back a peniless friend of mine built quite a nice environment for himself with two 486 boxes and a pile of SPARC IIs.
Also, there are server applications that don't need much. For example, a firewall and NAT box for an ADSL line, or a print spooler or ...
You could even build a Beowulf out of such machines http://stonesoup.esd.ornl.gov/
> If we can ensure that > Linux keeps working on these machines, it will be a good thing.
Indeed.
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