Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems

From	D <nospam@example.net>
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Subject	Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems
Date	2024-04-16 10:52 +0200
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>
>> Why do they go backwards? I mean larger binaries must come with some
>> benefit right?
>
> The hello world executable generated with gcc under Oracle Linux 8 is
> 42Mb long, which is more MASS STORAGE than I had on the first Unix
> system I ever used.  I can't see this as being a good thing.
> --scott
>

Well, for you and me it is not. But for the "cool" k8s crowd and the 
"modern man" storage is infinite, so why bother with a hello world of 42 
Mb? ;)

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  Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> - 2024-04-13 18:33 +0000
    Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-04-13 19:28 +0000
  Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-04-14 08:48 +1000
    Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> - 2024-04-13 23:54 +0000
    Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-04-14 20:48 +0200
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        Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-04-15 12:17 +0200
          Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-04-15 14:30 +0000
        Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-04-15 18:40 +0100
          Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-04-15 21:40 +0200
      Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-04-16 01:47 +0000
        Re: Downwardly Scalable Systems Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-04-16 08:31 +0100
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