On Thursday 29 November 2007, noel.rodes wrote: >Now that's a good idea. I (not being a programmer) would really like to see >a 'skinny' Ubuntu EMC2 distribution. Skinny being not much more than what >is needed for EMC2 work. No office stuff, no media stuff, only the really >necessary apps and libraries and such. >Small enough to install on a dedicated computer with an SSD drive(s). >Anyway, just my 2 cents. > >Roguish. > I'd have to disagree with that a wee bit. Networking and a limited assortment of network tools, say firefox and IRCII, and of course vim, which is not currently included and has to be installed after the fact. The ability to go online and grab from the wiki is essential, as is an IRC session keeping a log of #emc, or the ability to ask a Q and get knowledgeable answers in real time is priceless. Although I'll have to plead guilty to not making as much use of that IRC log as I should.
The SSD brings up the question of what file system to use as ext2-3 can wear out a flash a bit early. [...] -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) You are so boring that when I see you my feet go to sleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
