From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175ZGK-0002ht-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 17:46:16 -0400 Received: (qmail 11992 invoked by uid 0); 8 May 2002 21:45:48 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp014-rz3) with SMTP; 8 May 2002 21:45:48 -0000 Message-ID: <001b01c1f6d9$a4f46220$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <004701c1f6d3$56f650c0$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> <009001c1f6d4$54d17f80$02263e18@mycomputer> <20020508161615.D302@uic.edu> Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:45:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Also reply to me alex_snow@gmx.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > Please reply to me as well, since I too am interested. > Greg > > > On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 05:07:15PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > > Hi Cecil. How have you used Freebsd and Solaris? Well I know a friend who actually has several Linux boxes and a Solaris machine. Did you use something like Yasr for running on Freebsd? You can reply to me off-list on this. But now you've got me interested! My address is igueths@attbi.com. Hope to hear from you regarding the Freebsd though. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Cecil H. Whitley > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 5:00 PM > > Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > > > > > > > Hi, > > > First of all I need to declare my bias. I selected redhat for my desktop. > > > Now, with that said I must also point out that I also use freebsd, solaris > > > (various versions) and even tried debian. Why did I choose redhat? Simple, > > > not very technical, I loaded it on servers at work because Dell supports it. > > > Since I have to work with it at work I might as well use it at home. > > > > > > Redhat, and probably any distribution of linux can be cut down to a floppy. > > > You can't do that with windows. In fact, NT/2000/xp take three/four disks > > > just to boot. Linux also takes a lot less memory to run (and run well I > > > might add). Redhat distributes several x-windows based front ends (Gnome, > > > KDE, windows maker, etc). There is a lot of desktop dependant apps which > > > get loaded depending on which front-ends you choose to load. The important > > > word there is choose. You can load everything (an actual menu selection), > > > particular catagories, or individual packages. I believe that this is the > > > same or similar in nearly all distro's. The easiest way to trim the size of > > > any distribution is to not load x-windows. That will drastically cut the > > > disk space requirements without removing any functionality you will need. > > > > > > I guess the short answer is that yes, you can select for 3gb or more of > > > stuff to be loaded, but on windows you can get the same effect (with less > > > functionality) by loading the full operating system (not typical) and > > > netscape, m.s. office, Lotus smartsuite, Lotus Notes, your speech package, > > > Visual "c", Visual C++, CYGWIN, Photoshop, IIS, Exchange, SQL server, and > > > the list goes on and on. The 5 CD's that make up the RedHat distribution > > > contains much much more than just an OS. The same goes for Slackware, > > > Debian, and just about any other distribution of Linux (no offense to anyone > > > who's distribution didn't make it in my list, it's just my ignorance). > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Cecil > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >