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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> Small software can be bloated, large software can be bloat-free. It's all |
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> about what is useful. "functional" != "bloated", but all too often |
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> "lightweight", "bloat free" software can also be described as "limited" |
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> or "functionally challenged". |
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That is true. Some code can be really small and do a lot. Same can be |
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said for the opposite. |
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Maybe this comparison will work. Small and gets the job done. |
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Bicycle. Bloated. 18 wheeler truck. If all you want to do is ride a |
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relatively short distance with no load, bicycle will get the job done. |
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It won't do well if you want to move 20 tons somewhere tho. The 18 |
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wheeler truck is good if you need to pull 20 tons somewhere but is a bit |
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bloated if you are just going to ride up the street to see a neighbor. |
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It's also a bit harder to park too. ;-) |
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While to me KDE is bloated, I just try to disable what I can and carry |
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on. If my system was limited on resources, then I may use something else. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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