Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o>
To: Luke-Jr <luke-jr@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:43:57
Message-Id: 20030820124348.GN1161@mail.lieber.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat by Luke-Jr
1 On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 01:10:30AM +0000 or thereabouts, Luke-Jr wrote:
2 > Graphical browsers are much more preferable to things like lynx (which doesn't
3 > even handle tables properly, IIRC). Is 4.4 MB really too much for a nice
4 > graphical browser? The docs could probably even get away with saying to use
5 > the Setup->Network options menu item if a proxy is needed.
6
7 As Chris pointed out, yes -- it is too much. We have a full-featured,
8 knoppix-like LiveCD that folks who want additional functionality may use.
9 What we don't have (or, more accurately, no longer have) is a truly "basic"
10 LiveCD that offers only the tools necessary to complete an install.
11
12 --kurt

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat Luke-Jr <luke-jr@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat Daniel Armyr <daniel.armyr@××××.se>