Linked by Bob Marr on Thu 10th Jun 2004 05:48 UTC
Consider these memory requirements for Fedora Core 2, as specified by Red Hat: Minimum for graphical: 192MB and Recommended for graphical: 256MB Does that sound any alarm bells with you? 192MB minimum? I've been running Linux for five years (and am a huge supporter), and have plenty of experience with Windows, Mac OS X and others. And those numbers are shocking -- severely so. No other general-purpose OS in existence has such high requirements. Linux is getting very fat.
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Actually I would Have to disagree with this article. I guess Bob Marr has never tried VectorLinux. it is VERY Lightwieght. It doesnt require 128+ Memory. People have used vector on machines with less than 128 and used gnome/kde on it just fine. It may seem wierd that its based on slackware and still is EASY to use. Check it out sometime. Http://www.vectorlinux.com It even boots far fater than anydistro that I have tried, and I have tried more than my share.