Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat

[Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org>]

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On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 11:56, Svyatogor wrote:
> As long as the discussion turned towards things like vim/lynx and so on.
> Here are my 2 cents. When I was doing my first Gentoo install vim was
> not on LiveCD. The only editor there was nano, and it almost drove
> me crazy, especially considering that Gentoo installation involves *a
> lot* of file editing. Having a good editor is a very important thing, so
> plz, don't try to save a mb's of CD space in cost of replacing vim with
> anything.

vim is only available outside of chroot.  It is not in the stages, and
isn't available while in chroot.  Personally, I HATE nano, but I think
if we're going to have an editor on the CD by default, we should pick
one and stick with it rather than trying to meet the needs of every
user's desire.  After all, what's next?  "I hate nano and vim, someone
put emacs on the Live CD."

I honestly think we need to differentiate the "install" CD from the
"Live" CD.  The installation CD should be as minimal as possible and
able to fit on other media easily (such as USB pen drives).

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Developer, Gentoo Linux

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