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From: jaeyoung lee <gentoomailbox@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] suggest not-net-hungry Linux
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:41:32
Message-Id: d1a93e210809262041s74071e65pd8c9f7ef95524daf@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] suggest not-net-hungry Linux by Steven Lembark
1 On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 5:03 AM, Steven Lembark <lembark@×××××××.com> wrote:
2
3 >
4 > Gentoo is only net-hungry on the install and on updates.....If you can
5 >> do the install before he goes net-free, then your fine, glsa-check
6 >> should cover you for the updates....
7 >>
8 >> I would assume that in most cases source tarballs will be smaller than
9 >> binaries to download too :)
10 >>
11 >
12 > If you can download the runtime image
13 > + portage beforehand onto a thumb drive
14 > or DVD's the Gentoo install isn't even
15 > all that net hungry.
16 >
17 > You might find that Damn Small Linux is,
18 > well, damn small and doesn't take that
19 > much bandwidth to download.
20 >
21 > --
22 > Steven Lembark 85-09 90th St.
23 > Workhorse Computing Woodhaven, NY, 11421
24 > lembark@×××××××.com +1 888 359 3508
25 >
26 >
27
28 you can use ArchLinux it's also good:)
29 --
30 Only freebsd openbsd gentoo-linux windows2008

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] suggest not-net-hungry Linux Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>