Re:Tabby – A Terminal for the Modern Age
by jstimpfle on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:50PM
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Or consider that the startup time of OSes still hasn't changed much. It was much faster for a while when SSDs came around, and Windows generally has become faster with their not-quite-shut-down technique. But normal bootups, around 30-60 secs on normal machines, 25 years ago and still now.
And the important point is: it _is_ annoying, an actual bootup in 5 seconds is easily possible from a technical perspective, and would much improve the user experience.
Take systemd, I remember it brought a lot of startup time improvements for a while, or at least promised them. I don't follow Linux very much these days, but when I do a standard installation of a popular distro - sloooow startup. Last I looked I had an issue with tons of virtual serial devices created serially, took probably 10 seconds alone.
And the important point is: it _is_ annoying, an actual bootup in 5 seconds is easily possible from a technical perspective, and would much improve the user experience.
Take systemd, I remember it brought a lot of startup time improvements for a while, or at least promised them. I don't follow Linux very much these days, but when I do a standard installation of a popular distro - sloooow startup. Last I looked I had an issue with tons of virtual serial devices created serially, took probably 10 seconds alone.
Parkinson's law at work.