<quote who="DaZZa">
> It'd be nice if Dabian _said_ that somewhere. Nowhere on the site does it
> indicate you don't need all the disks.
Pretty sure it says it in the install guide.
> Yes, it indicates you can do a minimal install from a small ISO, and get
> the rest from the net - but it's a _big_ assumption that anyone who
> installs Debian will have net access to get the rest of the packages every
> single time they install.
Funny thing is, last time I downloaded Red Hat, I didn't realise I *had* to
have both CD's. It makes far more sense to me to have the distribution work
it out for itself.
Debian has a very effective system (and package: popularity-contest) for
working out what should go on the first CDs.
> > The available packages for Debian don't indicate bloat. They indicate a very
> > large, distributed developer base and a lot of hard work.
>
> My my, you _are_ defensive, aren't you Jeff?
Yes, but no one has even mentioned my nose yet.
- Jeff
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