I agree; I tried to use Mandrake 7x a few years ago on a 233mhz and it took about 10 minutes to load. I ended up just disabling everything and going to command line. Even though windows isn't as stable, it's sure as hell a lot smoother.
I would suggest to the Linux distro people at Mandrake, Red Hat, etc. to cut to the chase and not include as much stuff in the basic install. The default settings for installing Mandrake didn't include neccessities like gcc, but did include a bunch of useless addons when I installed.
The entertainment industry doesn't see things in context. I know many people who didn't watch TV until they bought a TIVO, and now they watch at least an hour per day. Who cares if they skip commercials every once in a while. Same thing with Napster and file sharing raising record sales for the 2 years following its release.
If they pulled their heads out of their ass, and not make snap-judgements, they might start making good choices.
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I agree; I tried to use Mandrake 7x a few years ago on a 233mhz and it took about 10 minutes to load. I ended up just disabling everything and going to command line. Even though windows isn't as stable, it's sure as hell a lot smoother.
I would suggest to the Linux distro people at Mandrake, Red Hat, etc. to cut to the chase and not include as much stuff in the basic install. The default settings for installing Mandrake didn't include neccessities like gcc, but did include a bunch of useless addons when I installed.
The entertainment industry doesn't see things in context. I know many people who didn't watch TV until they bought a TIVO, and now they watch at least an hour per day. Who cares if they skip commercials every once in a while. Same thing with Napster and file sharing raising record sales for the 2 years following its release. If they pulled their heads out of their ass, and not make snap-judgements, they might start making good choices.