On 12/5/07, Lars Noodin <larsnooden@openoffice.org> wrote:
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> OpenBSD gets a short mention in a blog:
>
>         Q:
>         "... why in the world canb t we design a computer that can
>         b cold bootb  nearly instantaneously? I know about
>         hibernation, etc., but when I do have to reboot, I hate
>         waiting those three or four minutes.  "
>
>         Schneier:
>         "Of course we  can; Amiga was a fast booting computer,
>         and OpenBSD boxes  boot in less than a minute. But the
>         current crop of major  operating systems just donb t.
>         This is an economics  blog, so you tell me: why donb t
>         the computer companies  compete on boot-speed?"
>
>
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-throug
h-your-questions/
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>
> It's interesting that the issue of why a computer must be cold booted is
> not brought up, especially in the day and age where hibernation modes
> are readily available.  Perhaps, the interviewer is a victim of the
> Microsoft effect.

Hibernation modes readily available?
Hibernation is flakey flakey flakey.

Still, it's a good point. OpenBSD manages to boot so quickly even
though it has all drivers enabled and running at boot--though I'm not
sure if it's always "under a minute".

-Nick