Re: [dwm] 86 Mac Plus Vs. 07 AMD DualCore.

From: Anselm R. Garbe <arg_AT_suckless.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:11:48 +0100

On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 02:52:16PM -0800, Manny Calavera wrote:
> Hello all,
> This isn't specifically relevant to dwm per se, so if this is just noise
> I appologize. Instead it more closely parallels the philosophy behind
> dwm (and suckless) in general, and I thought you all would enjoy reading
> this article if you haven't already.
>
> http://hubpages.com/hub/_86_Mac_Plus_Vs_07_AMD_DualCore_You_Wont_Believe_Who_Wins
>
> Essentially the conclusion of the article is: "Due to bloated code that
> has to incorporate hundreds of functions that average users don't even
> know exist, let alone ever utilize, the software companies have weighed
> down our PCs to effectively neutralize their vast speed advantages."

If I remember correctly this link has been posted on this list
sometime ago already. And I agree on most points mentioned in
the article.

Kind regards,

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 Anselm R. Garbe >< http://www.suckless.org/ >< GPG key: 0D73F361
Received on Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:11:48 UTC

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