Messages in this thread | | | From | Steven Cole <> | Date | Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:12:24 -0600 | Subject | Re: [kbuild-devel] Re: CML2 1.0.0 release announcement |
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On Thursday 12 April 2001 10:51, Horst von Brand wrote: > Steven Cole <elenstev@mesatop.com> said: > > [...] > > > It would seem to me that if someone is using an older and slower machine > > to build a kernel, they are probably doing this somewhat infrequently, > > and the longer build process, although more painful for those few users, > > should be endurable if it is indeed infrequent. > > Please stop a moment and _think_. > > There are people out there that have got a P/90 or less, or just a Sun IPX, > no network access (or slow phone lines at high prices). That _you_ have a > dual P3/733 doesn't help them one bit, now does it.
Actually, I did think, and then thought a little more. Here is a snippet of what I posted earlier:
>Upon further reflection, the added several second stall will probably be >a thorn in many people's sides, as it comes while the user is impatiently >waiting for it to launch. I don't use StarOffice because it takes 12-15 >seconds to start up and that just seems too long. > >So any efforts to reduce the stall will probably have a leveraged >effect which is much greater than might otherwise seem at first glance.
Sorry, I guess its all too easy to get spoiled quickly with new hardware. And I'm one of those with slow phone lines.
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