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  • From: Jeremy Kolb <jkolb AT brandeis.edu>
  • To: sm-discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ISO suggestion
  • Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:16:34 -0400

Quoting Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>:
>
> The problem with this (while it would be nice for some) is that many use
> SMGL
> because it doesn't install much in the beginning. ;) However, you do say
> that
> xorg could be optional (such as the NFS and SSH installs), but that would
> increase the ISO size quite a bit.
>
> I am not necessary against this as it would be a "nice" feature, but others
> may
> not like it.
>
> What do people think of adding xorg (and only xorg, not xfree86) and,
> say,
> blackbox (it's small and fast) as an optional install?
>
> -sandalle
>
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I like having a minimal iso. When you add X you have to make sure it's
configured correctly and it adds a lot of stuff to the iso. It also adds more
room for problems.

Jeremy






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