Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 22:54 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > > David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 07:09:49PM +0100, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote: > > > > > > Now the choice of 464kB or 4528kB on a desktop where you're actually > > > using the shell for interactive things is probably not a big deal, > > > personally I'd never use dash, posh, or busybox (except for rescue > > > purposes) on a desktop (or server, for that matter) other than for > > > scripts. > > > > Actually it is. In desktop (low memory PC; 64M or less), you open > > several terminals to work efficiently. It's quite natural to have > > 10-20 open. > > > > Count 20 x bash against some other alternative shell and the > > consumed memory becomes apparent. > > Somebody needs to explain to Jari the concept of a shared text segment.
And why do you think that? please take a look at the RES values. Jari -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]