Re: GB vs. MB

Kai Schulte (sp0005@aixrs1.hrz.uni-essen.de)
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 19:37:32 +0100 (MEZ)


On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, . Tethys SYSTEM ADMIN X wrote:

> You could argue the case that
> Linux should be trying to appeal to the mainstream, and shouldn't be so
> "hackerish". Personally, though, I don't think being wrong about something
> is a good idea, even if it might appeal to the uneducated masses.

Yes. Real tools should display real information.

If you want to "appeal to the masses", write one more of those great
"System View" GUIs and add a "commercial mode" widget to make it display
totally hyped, flashing, multi-color, glossy-magazine-style numbers.

Kai