[Rule-list] Project goals

[ofeeley at yahoo.com]

Although most on this list obviously need no convincing that a 
slimmed-down installation that can run on older hardware is a good idea I 
thought you might be interested in the identification of the same problems 
in this recent KeyNote address:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2002-February/msg00072.html
which presents several fallacies of computing.  Of especial interest is:

<QUOTE>
Fallacy 6: Computers are Getting Faster
	- How long does it take for your PC to boot?
	- How long does it take to 
		- start your word processor?
		- load a web page?
		- compile a program?
	- how long did it take
		- five years ago?
		- ten years ago?

We have come along and destroyed all the gains we have made in hardware.
</QUOTE>

-Oisin
 




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