OpenBSD gets a short mention in a blog:
Q:
"... why in the world canbt 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 donbt.
This is an economics blog, so you tell me: why donbt
the computer companies compete on boot-speed?"
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/bruce-schneier-blazes-through-your-questions/
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.
-Lars
