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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,misc.test,comp.infosystems.www.misc Subject: Re: Unix too slow for a Web server? Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 10:05:25 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 60 Message-ID: <325632E5.4EB2@www.play-hookey.com> References: <323ED0BD.222CA97F@pobox.com> <51pog8$1gj@newsbr.eunet.fr> <324E80B3.21F4@www.play-hookey.com> <52p6tn$g9@anorak.coverform.lan> <3252155A.6258@www.play-hookey.com> <530juv$ab3@tracy.nacs.net> <32559200.53CA@www.play-hookey.com> <slrn55c9t8.5gl.Alain.Knaff@hal.inrialpes.fr> <325604E9.5024@www.play-hookey.com> <slrn55coh0.9ud.Alain.Knaff@hal.inrialpes.fr> Reply-To: kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; U) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.misc:133728 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:28614 misc.test:110912 comp.infosystems.www.misc:44480 Alain Knaff wrote: > > In <325604E9.5024@www.play-hookey.com>, Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> wrote: > :And since we're only talking free whatevers, your choice of cars as a > :metaphor is completely inappropriate to the discussion. In any cast, > > I agree. But it wasn't me who brought up this metaphor. And I also > think that you _can't_ find a perfect metaphor. You can always find > something that is relevant to your metaphor, and not to the subject at > hand, or vice-versa. Software is software, and cars are cars. > > :cost (as you just pointed out) is measured in many ways, including the > :cost of RAM to support what you're doing. > > But the interesting part is that RAM and disk usage actually speaks > _against_ netscape. Not if you already have the RAM and the space for other purposes. Besides, since I already have Netscape, adding another program would simply use up that much more hard drive space, to no useful purpose (for me, anyway). I see no point in increasing my 'cost' (HD space usage) for absolutely no gain (again, for me). > > :It also means hard drive space and several other things that are less > :measurable but equally real: convenience *for the user,* ease of use > > For _which_ user? The one who can click and drool to post, or the > one who has to read 8 identical articles generated through a poor user > interface? You seem to have a very poor opinion of everyone else, and an uninformed and unwarranted opinion of Netscape's newsreader. Neither of your rather lopsided descriptions comes even close to describing either my software or the way I choose to work. Everyone has their own preferences; let them choose. > > :*within the context of the user's preferences and requirements.,* etc. > : > :Since you do not know my precise circumstances, you are in no position > :to judge my choices of even free software. I have no problems with you > :or others making suggestions or indicating other software that they > :might want to try for whatever task. But when you start sneering (or > :even implying a sneer) at anyone based on the software they're using, > :even to the extent of saying they're "wrong" to use thet're choice, you > :have stepped outside the bounds of polite behavior. This is unworthy of > :you. > > If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. > I've taken plenty of heat, Alain, and so have many other serious posters here. That doesn't make you any less unworthy. -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |