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do people really care about boot time? (moist.catsweat.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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ive been using/managing/fixing computers and servers for 40+ years. from old AS400 to full on cloud bullshit. i can remember only a single time where boot time mattered... when microsofts DNS failures caused servers to take 15 minutes to boot.. other than that there hasnt been a single time it has ever been a problem or discussed as an issue to be resolved.

so why the fuck is it constantly touted as some benefit!? it grinds my gears when i see anyone stating how fast their machine booted.

am i alone in this?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

On some devices with Linux suspend can still consume a lot of power, I've had some pain with this in the past with Void but runit boots quick so non-issue.

I suppose another perspective is encryption, when the device Is powered off. It's going to be encrypted so there might be an extra degree of security there.

When I was performing dart analytics and teaching at the same time I would turn off my machine between classes just in case. But I still wanted it to boot fast because I'd have to then go and teach.