On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com> wrote:
Really? I would say it would just nip it. The G4 is a wonderful chip but it's not a server-class SMP system.
Why need a server class system? That's a little overkill. faster P3 and G4 systems are still viable machines, especially when running Linux. I write articles for a Mac site(when I have the time), and refurbishing and using older hardware is what it's all about.
I don't think the glitz OR search tools are too much of a problem. The disk activity goes up, and use some CPU time, and when that's ocurring it's usually during an idle spot. It has some implications for power management - I'm not sure indexing stops when a system is on batteries - what I object to is stuff like Beagle, which is an absolute monster. C# apps take up way too much memory and ran far slower on PowerPC than I would have expected from the fact that Mono has an officially supported runtime.
I don't use any of that. Have no need for them. And, when you are on older hardware with older video chips, glitz steals cpu power.
Do you ask your customers before you do this?
Yep. And they are like "what's that?" Haven't had one in 6 months that knew what it was or where it came from.
I use Google Desktop all the time, in fact I'd not know what to do without it. I make sure all my systems are reporting to my Google account, so when I search, it tells me which machine it's actually on.. I'd be more than pissed off if you removed it from MY computer.
But, that makes you the EXCEPTION. Also, I check for activity and install date. If it's never ran, then it's not being used. That's easy enough to determine. Perhaps more people would use it if they really understood what they were installing. It's like all those useless toolbars that get installed if you don't check to see what's being installed. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org