behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi <at> gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:37 PM, James <wireless <at> tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Thanks for your advice. They were surely helpful. My pleasure..... > This 'de-bloat' crap - who came up with that? People who use it all the > times seldomly realize that the 'small and unbloated' software they use > is in a lot of cases neither small, nor not bloated. I wish I could take credit for it; it is a very, very popular concept, characterize our newest noob, as you like.... Lots of folks have lots of reasons to reduce the space/ram/cup resource consumption, particularly for things they do not want and quite often due to constraints on resources....(ymmv). > Usually it comes from the same headspace that ricing comes from. Wow, dude! a serious compliment from one of my many heros! Do remember that my knowledge of "ricing" comes from the very coolest and early vintige motorcycles: https://www.google.com/search?client=seamonkey-a&rls=org.mozilla: en-US:unofficial&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=BjzZU_iXEuvmsAT74oKADA& ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=886&bih=829&q=Original rice-rockets motorcycle Bloat (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated) Full Definition of BLOATED 1 : obnoxiously vain <a bloated ego> 2 a : being much larger than what is warranted <a bloated estimate> now now boys, try not be so full of angst with your choices. Gentoo is about choices; and bloat by it's very nature, is in the eyes of the beholder..... Some guys like a 'big boodie, some guys like it skinny! >From a technical perspective, just look at the amazing world of embedded systems...... bloat will get you fired cause your embedded system will run slower than your competitors on similar hardware. Enjoy! James
