Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
by stasomatic on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:45AM
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1. You can't imagine that <8GB is enough for office work. It still is with enough care.
Perhaps with DOS?
I don't need to imagine it, I've used 4/8GB early Airs, netbooks, slow Gateways and Dells. Turtles. I don't want to optimize my RAM. If something runs away, I'll kill it. I need more RAM. What you are saying is romantic in principle, and I don't disagree with the principle, but that's a dream and we need more RAM.
Perhaps with DOS?
I don't need to imagine it, I've used 4/8GB early Airs, netbooks, slow Gateways and Dells. Turtles. I don't want to optimize my RAM. If something runs away, I'll kill it. I need more RAM. What you are saying is romantic in principle, and I don't disagree with the principle, but that's a dream and we need more RAM.