On Sat, 2010-06-19 at 11:23 +0200, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Saturday 19 June 2010 11:17:11 Carlos E. R. wrote:
One of the strong points of Linux was that it could be used on older hardware, extending the life of those machines. You are negating that goal. Linux can. You can build a linux that can run on just about any hardware, however weak.
Exactly. There are distributions specifically for that niche. And it is just that - a niche. Most users, given a choice, would choose modern hardware and state-of-the-art tools.
That doesn't mean that modern distributions have to aim at the lowest common denominator.
+1 (I'm so terribly sick of this argument; like I should use hobbled old tools on my 6GB i7 so that someone can continue to use their antique computer [while, of course, complaining about how often it crashes]).
Modern distributions that want to lure users away from windows and mac have to use the abilities of modern hardware.
Disagree. Modern distributions want to provide an excellent user experience and facilitate productivity. Lets not cast everything in the light of Windows/Mac evangelism. What the Open Source community does has value on its own.
People who have bought an 8 core super machine with the latest graphics card do not want to run something that was optimised for a 286 anno 1980 with CGA graphics
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