Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat

[Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org>]

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On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 21:10, Luke-Jr wrote:
> Graphical browsers are much more preferable to things like lynx (which doesn't 
> even handle tables properly, IIRC). Is 4.4 MB really too much for a nice 
> graphical browser? The docs could probably even get away with saying to use 
> the Setup->Network options menu item if a proxy is needed.

I believe it *is* too much.  In fact, our "basic" install CD should be
as basic as possible.  The instructions should be as basic as possible. 
Why are we using links rather than lynx?  Why *is* perl on the install
CD?  Why do we have vim versus a smaller vim clone?

I can understand why many people want extra tools on the Live CD, but a
"basic" CD should be exactly that.  I just did a 1.4 GRP install
yesterday, since I am going to be presenting it at the local LUG next
month.  One of the things that bothered me was the fact that I have vim
before chroot, but not after.  Why is vim even on there if it cannot be
used the entire time?  I see no point in having two tools that do the
same job on the CD, especially when only one is useful during the entire
process.

I would love to see a Live CD that fits on a 64MB pen drive much more
than knowing I can use vim.  We could always make a "fat" Live CD which
has more tools for people who want them.

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Developer, Gentoo Linux

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