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Date:      Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:32:27 -0800
From:      Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tuning for very little RAM
Message-ID:  <20100106203226.GD95215@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <4B44DE59.4030200@netscape.net>
References:  <1262685825.15832.5.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20100106072531.2b0c18b1.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20100106172105.GA95215@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001061040270.15424@wonkity.com> <20100106182959.GC95215@comcast.net> <4B44DE59.4030200@netscape.net>

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On Wed 06 Jan 2010 at 11:02:49 PST Kaya Saman wrote:
>[...]
>>
>>I don't think we want to hijack this thread or this forum and turn it
>>into a debate over which window managers and apps are best.  As I
>>pointed out in my followup to my original reply, there's already a
>>voluminous discussion on those topics.  I think we should simply point
>>interested readers in that direction and let them make up their own
>>minds.
>>
>[...]
>
>I am currently using a PIV 2.4GHz with 480MB RAM with fluxbox!

Well, I'm currently using a P3 866MHz with 512MB RAM with musca!

And it works very well too.  ;-)

Anyway, like I said, let's not get too carried away with this line of
thought.  This thread is about tuning for very little RAM. Choosing
lightweight apps is only one of the things needed to tackle that
problem.




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