On Thursday 10 February 2011 13:23:24 Klaus Kaempf wrote: > * Jiri Srain <[email protected]> [Feb 10. 2011 10:33]: > > On Thursday 10 February 2011 09:57:15 Duncan Mac-Vicar P. wrote: > > > On 02/10/2011 08:51 AM, Jiri Srain wrote: > > > > Python more common. As long as we want to use e.g. PackageKit as > > > > back-end, we need to have Python installed (and occupying memory) > > > > anyway. > > > > > > Uh, why? PackageKit does not require python. Our package does because > > > it includes the python client API (dbus wrapper). > > > > I just recalled that PackageKit is the reason why Python is dragged in by > > WebYaST. > > > > The main purpose of that comment was that we should be aware whether we > > drag in Python code (which we have to co-maintain with the community > > then). For installation, we are also limited by memory. > > Regarding memory usage, I found this: > > http://hentenaar.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/27-Benchmark-PHP-vs.-P > ython-vs.-Perl-vs.-Ruby.html > > In these tests, Ruby consumed 30% less memory than Python. > > Regarding disk space / package size, its ~20MB for Python and ~6MB for > Ruby.
That's nothing I disagree with. What I say is that Python + Ruby > Python Python + Ruby > Ruby I'm advocating against resulting in a mixed environment. Jiri -- Regards, Jiri Srain YaST Team Leader --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: [email protected] Lihovarska 1060/12 tel: +420 284 084 659 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 284 084 001 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
