According to Linus, Linux Is "Bloated" 639
mjasay writes "Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux kernel, made a somewhat surprising comment at LinuxCon in Portland, Ore., on Monday: 'Linux is bloated.' While the open-source community has long pointed the finger at Microsoft's Windows as bloated, it appears that with success has come added heft, heft that makes Linux 'huge and scary now,' according to Torvalds." TuxRadar provides a small capsule of his remarks as well, as does The Register.
So, Andrew Tannenbaum (Score:5, Funny)
Linux is bloated... (Score:5, Funny)
Translation: (Score:1, Funny)
Windows bloat bad, linux bloat good.
Re:A Few More Bits of His Talk (Score:5, Funny)
but to add that tit's unavoidable really
I'm more of a bottom kinda guy myself, but hey, I get it.
Re:Microkernels. Hmm... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obvious weird Windows comparison (Score:3, Funny)
For instance, take any desktop distro (Ubuntu, Fedora, etc...) and a complete installation including multiple desktop environments, browsers, office suites, etc... still takes up less disk space, memory and CPU than does a bare installation of Windows Vista/7.
I'm sorry, but you seem to be severely misinformed regarding the performance of modern Linux distributions vs Windows 7 on modern hardware. Yes, sure, you can use something like Debian and it will run faster than Windows 7 out of the box, but at what cost?
Re:Problem (Score:4, Funny)
In a proprietary project if your boss says "do this" you either do it or find another job.
Or you make excuses, pass the buck, and sponge off your colleagues until the next reorg.
The Funny Thing is... (Score:2, Funny)
Go figure.
Re:Simple solution (Score:4, Funny)
Yea, I was rooting around in your system just the other say. You seem to be completely frugal when it comes to purchasing new software. On a plus side, your system is completely useless to me outside of just exploring around it a little. Good call and staying arcane.
Re:Problem (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Problem (Score:2, Funny)
There is no Linus, only Zuul!
Oh wow, that explains everything!
...who is Vinz Clortho, then? RMS?
Re:Problem (Score:5, Funny)
C++ makes sure nothing gets to become a real mess
You're funny. Can I have you come and perform for my birthday party?
Re:Linux is bloated... (Score:5, Funny)
It's easy to maintain your girlish figure when you are embalmed.