From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1133 invoked by uid 1002); 20 Aug 2003 23:34:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 5272 invoked from network); 20 Aug 2003 23:34:17 -0000 Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:34:16 +0000 From: Tavis Ormandy To: Stuart Herbert Cc: Svyatogor , gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: <20030820233415.GA18365@sdf.lonestar.org> References: <20030818194238.GR1161@mail.lieber.org> <20030820152740.GC30449@time> <20030820185654.103f6347.svyatogor@gentoo.org> <200308202343.02018.stuart@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200308202343.02018.stuart@gentoo.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] install CD bloat X-Archives-Salt: 1adf5a3d-77a5-4ed9-afaf-b20da13da9ee X-Archives-Hash: 520abd6c036e2a5f38d1bf93378db02c On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 11:42:54PM +0100, Stuart Herbert wrote: > Having a vi-compatible editor on the basic install CD (sorry, but I hate the > term LiveCD when applied to the basic install CD, because it's *not* a Live > CD) is essential. Having a complete vim installation isn't. > Having KDE doesnt make a cd "live", LiveCD is a contraction of "Live filesystem" which obviously applies to the installation cd. I've never downloaded any of the demonstration cd's, but i've still needed a rescue disc to save a dying box, and the installation cd came in handy. Vim is an essential tool for me, if it wasnt available for use when preparing a gentoo installation, i would install from something else that does provide it - i feel that strongly about it. And we're not talking about a few megabytes here, we're talking about a few hundred K's, with USE=minimal my vim binary is just 400k. And if its that serious an issue, theres always upx :) > I'm sure there are smaller, vi-compatible editors out there suitable for > putting onto the basic install CD. im sure there are, but vi != vim. -- ------------------------------------- taviso@sdf.lonestar.org | finger me for my gpg key. ------------------------------------------------------- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list