[Linux-aus] contest proposal
David Lloyd
lloy0076 at adam.com.au
Fri Jan 5 13:50:25 AEDT 2024
I'm absolutely certain there are memory profile tools - even just plain
old top :P
The only thing we'd have to think of here, though, would be finding the
"mythical average user".
DSL
On 1/1/2024 6:52 PM, Mitch Davis via linux-aus wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Jan 2024 at 12:46, 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
> but that sort of thing doesn't justify 80* more RAM.
>
>
> There's no point trying to fix a resource use problem without knowing
> where the problem is. We have profilers because humans are
> notoriously bad at guessing.
>
> For auditing where time goes when booting a system, there's a tool
> (actually, it's more of an ecosystem that's arisen) called bootchart
> that shows all the processes that get run, when these processes get
> run, the dependencies between them, and where CPU is being spent.
>
> https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/bootchart
>
> Is there an equivalent tool which will show a break down of how memory
> has been allocated on a running system? Such a tool would show where
> the most gains are to be made.
>
> Mitch.
>
>
> On Mon, 1 Jan 2024 at 12:46, 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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