Re: [OS:N:] Why Free SW should remain as light as possible
anthony baldwin <[email protected]>
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M. Fioretti wrote: > Hello, > > One of the reasons usually mentioned to not care about sw efficiency > (here and, sadly, on practically all Linux lists) is the "Moore's Law > treadmill": HW would keep getting faster and cheaper so quickly that > bothering about efficiency makes much less sense than just buying a > new PC every other year. > > In general, this is a bogus thesis just doesn't make sense in the real > world: a world mostly made of people who still have to work months, > when they can, to buy any new Pc, and of people who may have the > money, but rightly prefer to spend it in a thousand more meaningful > ways. > > There is another reason, and now nobody less than the United Nation > University confirms it, recommending to refuse the Moore's law and > consumism: on the contrary, the useful lifespan of PCs should be > extended as much as possible. Obviously this can happen only if Free > SW like Linux distributions are made/kept as modular and light on HW > resources as possible (ie quite lighter than today): > > "Short-Lived PCs Have Hidden Costs" > > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62562,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6 > > Ciao, > Marco Fioretti > > PS: at this point I'm also forced to point out that the non profit, > volunteer project in my signature was started two years ago just to > provide Free Software that would make following today's UNU advice > easier. Any support is welcome: right now, what we need more is ONE > TIME help by PHP/MySQL experts to rebuild the website. Please spread > the word! > ...And, anyways, treating everything as dollar-store disposables contributes to green house gases, over exploitation of resources and an overabundance of trash. Buying a new PC every year is just a poor prospect, environmentally. What happened to the days when things were built to last? -- Anthony Baldwin http://www.School-Library.net Freedom to Learn! -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GED$/L/P/FA d? s: a C++ L++ W++ N++ K- w--- M+ PS++ PE-- Y+ PGP- t+ tv-- b++(b++++) D? G e++++ h++ r--- y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>