Hi Nigel, On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 11:20:34PM +0100, Nigel Verity wrote: > I feel that the ideal approach for any distro should be to install the OS and > management utilities from the live CD, then leave the rest to the choice of > the user.
I would feel hesitant to make a generalisation like "any distro", because some are quite different in their aims and target market. Opinions will differ over what exactly is "bloat" and what is required for a decent user experience. A Linux install that only has enough on it to enable it to boot, configure network and allow the admin to install extra packages would look pretty scary to most people. I think that the overall "Ubuntu experience" for a typical user is defined by how it looks and works out of a default install without having to make any kind of decision at all. As such there are inevitably going to be things installed and enabled that a power user might not want. Power users can make that sort of decision. Compared to the average person, everyone on this list is probably a power user.. Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting "The electric guitar - like making love - is much improved by a little feedback, completely ruined by too much." -- The League Against Tedium
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