[Linux-aus] contest proposal

[Brendan Halley]

Hi Russell,

I've seen the issue of memory bloat discussed many times by lots of people,
all with different priorities. The consensus at the end of the conversation
is always why waste part of someone's life fixing the problem when memory
is so cheap.

Is your idea focused on the current state of affairs or more worried about
scaling issues in years to come if RAM prices increase/there aren't as many
technical developments in that area?

Just want to be clear, I think any optimisations to improve efficiency are
good, just thinking from a realistic point of view.

Brendan

On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM Russell Coker via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> We have an ongoing problem of system bloat.  Linux laptops with 8G of RAM
> aren't doing much more than laptops with 96M of RAM did 25 years ago.  Yes
> we
> have new features such as Bluetooth and integrated controls for pausing
> audio
> etc but that sort of thing doesn't justify 80* more RAM.
>
> I think that a way of alleviating this problem is to gamify it.  Make a
> contest to find the best reduction of memory in commonly used FOSS
> programs
> and give recognition at the next Everything Open conference.  Reduction
> can be
> by optimising the source of a program, optimising configuration, or
> developing
> a way of easily using alternative less memory hungry programs.
>
> Give the best contestants small trophys (a quick Google suggests that's
> $20
> including delivery) and everyone who does something noteworthy a mention
> on
> the web site.
>
> I think this would be easy to run, entertaining for delegates, and good
> for
> the community.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> PS I tried sending this directly to the council but hit an SPF problem.
>
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