On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:56:20 -0600 "Theo de Raadt" <dera...@openbsd.org> wrote:
> Stuart Henderson <s...@spacehopper.org> wrote: > > > On 2022/09/20 14:07, Marc Espie wrote: > > > Note that gimp itself has some control over memory used > > > under various circumstances in its Preferences. > > > > > > I haven't seen any indication that authors in this thread > > > are even aware those parameters exist. > > > > Probably not because users shouldn't have to fiddle with memory > > prefs (whether that's in the OS or the application) for basic use > > of the software.. > > what do you mean?!?! i've been tuning my system to allow succesfull > use of ls and emacs for decades! what a crazy idea that software > should "Just Work", in these days of rampant elephants, that idea > will never take off. This is very wise, too many other operating systems, are too bloated with shiny eye candy and other nonsense. More bloatware usually adds more vulnerabilities as I recall, anyhow.
