Linked by Mystilleef on Mon 29th Sep 2003 06:30 UTC
Linux will become ubiquitous in the year 3000. Okay, that was a horrible joke. Linux is just a kernel, the engine that runs an operating system. By itself, it is essentially useless. Kernels shouldn't be discussed or noticed by normal users. And as such when providing these users with reviews, previews and "professional" opinions, computer consultants, computer reviewers and computer journalists should not spew headlines like "Linux is not ready for prime time", "Linux on the desktop by XXX", "Linux to takeover Windows", "Linux is not ready for desktop" and so on.
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You don't seem to understand. I wouldn't bitch about that if it wasn't an instant messenging program. I don't think it's normal to need at least a P3 to run an instant messenging program. I'm not even talking of games, I'm talking of just running the program and chatting with your friends... Decoding an MP3, something that should theorically be harder on the CPU, only needs a Pentium 1 (although it uses ~90% of a P75).
I know that the IT industry must evolve, but gimme a break. A chat program... Oh well, I guess this lack of optimisation from some developers (including, but not limited to Microsoft or Windows) is making hardware manufacturers really, really happy. Anyway, this is a bit off-topic...