----- Thomas Vecchione <seablaede@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I dont know enough about kernel development or the hundreds of other > topics that it can cover to give a pro/con version of doing the audio > > flavor vs standard flavor myself, maybe others can do it. But I do > know > that while it is possible to create one distro that does it all, you > tend to end up with huge amounts of bloat doing this, and it causes > more > problems than it solves IMO rather than keeping small concentrated > flavors for what are essentially niche markets that fit that niche > VERY > well. This is misinformation. A distribution with a large selection of packages does not equal bloated. The way the user configures said distribution can make /that specific system/ bloated but this is not the same as the base system being bloated. A base Debian stable installation with audio support and a graphical interface is under 400 megs. Don't install X and you're down to 140 megs. Make a custom kernel and remove modules not on your hardware and things get even smaller. -lee
