On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:07:23 +1100 Stephen K�hn disseminated the following:
> > > Linux does not like idle memory, so when it sees some free it uses it, but > > > > > > if it is needed for another app it will free it up for the higher priority > > > > > > app. It is not a problem and should cause no slowdowns or hangs. > > > > I like this one. Some times ago I bought a 512 MB memory chip for my desktop > > > > PC already with 256 MB memory running MDK 9.1. Before I turned on it I > > tought > > that I'd have quite a lot free memory. But unluckily, I just found I had > > around 200 MB free memory (Without this new 512 MB chip, I remembered the > > free memory is over 100 MB then). But when I run some matlab program, it > > used over 500 MB memory which is what I needed. So I don't worry too much > > about it now. > > > > Q.H. > > Yeah - some folks try to assign their understanding of how *nix uses > it's memory to that of how MSDOS/MS Windows uses it's memory - two > different dogs altogether. Ya, one's a misbegotten ugly mutt, doesn't obey commands, pisses all over your carpet, and frequently gets a serious infection leading to hefty vet bills. -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 14:13:47 up 99 days, 15:05, 6 users, load average: 1.50, 1.41, 1.41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "He who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved." -- Psalm 15
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