From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sproxy.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 176WEC-0002hw-00 for ; Sat, 11 May 2002 08:44:01 -0400 Received: (qmail 24515 invoked by uid 0); 11 May 2002 12:43:30 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp004-rz3) with SMTP; 11 May 2002 12:43:30 -0000 Message-ID: <002f01c1f8e9$61fca420$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 08:42:50 -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: Slackware only has three CDs, install.iso, extra.iso, and source.iso. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" To: Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > On Fri, 10 May 2002 TALMAGE@somtel.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Yes Red Hat provides a good deal of GUI related apps, but they still have > > the text based apps as well. This just provides flex ability for the end > > users. The 1 pitfall here however is due to the gui apps and the numerous > > languages supported by the Red Hat installation set, have swelled it to a 4 > > disk set. > > Whereas Slackware only *requires* 1 cd, yes, you can get all 5, but you > only need 1. Look, as has been stated, this is pointless, because nobody, > or almost nobody, is going to be persuaded by this argument to change > distros, I certainly won't, so apart from correct inaccuracies, what's the > point? Yes, I know, I've got it wrong too. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >