Bart Smaalders wrote: > I just installed Solaris 10 build 39 (all + oem) on a little > via box. I could have used a 4G microdrive and had > 500 M left over. > > It has staroffice, java, etc, compilers (gcc), everything > that might be needed. > > The fact that this box has a 40G laptop drive means I have > lots of space left over.... and this is a _tiny_ drive. > > Why minimize?
Because 'might be needed' is far from 'what i need right now'. It also saves you having to download 3 or 4 CDs, or 1 large DVD when you want to install Solaris. I think there's definite merit in getting the best bits of a distribution onto a single CD - look at Ubuntu, and the consequences of that for http://shipit.ubuntu.com. Solaris definitely has lessons to learn in this regard. Glynn
