"Vanco, Donald" wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Herman Van Keer (softouch) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Tima Vaisburd wrote:
> > > Just a small comment. I'm expecting from a good distribution
> > > like Linux Mandrake not only stability, performance
> > > and up-to-date programs, but also a kind of advise from the
> > experts -
> > > which programs to learn and use.
> > >
> >
> > I agree on statement one: stability, performance in a distribution.
> >
> > Non on statement two: the choice should be yours. The only issue for a
> > distribution should be stability.
> > I do not think they should advice you what to use...
> And this is precisely why such distributions will never replace
> Windows in the "average" home. I've been loading distributions on and off
> since 1994. Now, it's my job, but prior to this it was a casual venture.
> One of the most maddening things is the fact there are many, many choices
> when it comes to common elements like newsreaders, fax programs, modem
> dialers, terminal emulators, and <ugh> text editors, etc., etc. I'm not
> saying that we should be fed minimal options similar to a Windoze install,
> but I, for one, would welcome a voice from a distribution saying - we've
> given you X,Y, and Z - but we suggest you use Y for the best performance and
> flexibility. Sure, it's a matter of choice, but you've got to start
This is EXACTLY what's needed. I'd gladly pay money to someone who
doesn't believe that just because we've got 650M on a CD, we better fill
it.
I recently went through my Mandrake 6.0 CD and weeded things out that I
knew I'd never need. Cut the thing down from 720 packages to 330. Most
of that is by getting rid of things like routed, rsh, rusers, rwho,
GNOME, etc.
There's still a few things that I'd like to trim out, and I've got a
couple unmet requirements during installation, but all in all, I'm
pretty happy with this customized disk.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
