On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 10:39:46 AM -0500, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 12:52:56PM +0100, M. Fioretti wrote: > > Saying that "in the linux world, bootup still is such a small slice of > > the pie" is a sure way to keep linux confined in the server/hackers > > for hacking pleasure niche. Whether one cares is another thing, of > > course. > > Yes, it is. And ensuring that this thinking stays in place is the only > thing that will *keep* Linux more secure, more stable, and so on, than > other operating systems. :-) I really hope that Linux remains more secure, stable etc.... But it won't happen _because_ it keeps thousands of non-geeks users wasting electricity and leaving holes open because a longer uptime seems cool to have. Nor will they ever switch to something that takes much longer to boot. Marco -- Marco Fioretti mfioretti, at the server mclink.it Red Hat & Fedora for low memory http://www.rule-project.org/ THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF SUCCESS THAT CAN COMPENSATE FOR FAILURE AT HOME.
