Steve wrote:
>
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Clarence Verge wrote:
>
> > It sounded interesting enough for me to take a look.
> > But 1.3 MEGABYTES for a text editor ??
> > I thought that was insane so I aborted the download.
>
> Clarence,
>
> Knowing how you feel about bloated anything...
> including Linux distributions, I thought you might be
> interested in building your own Linux distro which has
> been able to fit into as little as 8MB.
>
> Here's where you can get the e-book on how to do it
> (and necessary packages):
> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/intro/
Thanks, Steve.
That seems like an excellent idea, and probably the BEST way to learn what
the heck is going on inside a Linux system. I shall download (eventually)
the book and I already plan to build my own system even tho I currently
have no idea what is involved. (hehe)
The download is eventual because the FTP directories are infested with
long filenames. SO long that all files have the same name on my Netscape
screen - even tho NS is showing FAR more than 8.3.
Mebbe I should try the HTTP download. But I'll get it somehow. <G>
Thanks.
- Clarence Verge
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