Embedded Linux Achieves One-Second Boot Time 164
Sam writes "A new goalpost has been set in the race for faster bootup times. MontaVista Software announced (and demonstrated at the Virtual Freescale Technology Forum) a dashboard application going from cold boot to operational in one second flat on their embedded Linux platform. Although this is unlikely to immediately benefit your average Linux user, previous real-time patches have eventually made their way into the main kernel."
Finally (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nice text color (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nice text color (Score:5, Funny)
They just want to simulate the effect of printing marketing materials on a worn-out laser printer in need of toner because that looks sooooo professional.
Nothing says we're professionals and have important information for you like a crooked illegible photocopy except perhaps a grade-school spirit duplicator. Expect funky light purple text next. The holy grail, of course, will be a wrinkled paper background that actually makes it look like they dug the web page back out of the trash and gave it to you.
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