Slackware only has three CDs, install.iso, extra.iso, and source.iso. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > On Fri, 10 May 2002 TALMAGE at somtel.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Yes Red Hat provides a good deal of GUI related apps, but they still have > > the text based apps as well. This just provides flex ability for the end > > users. The 1 pitfall here however is due to the gui apps and the numerous > > languages supported by the Red Hat installation set, have swelled it to a 4 > > disk set. > > Whereas Slackware only *requires* 1 cd, yes, you can get all 5, but you > only need 1. Look, as has been stated, this is pointless, because nobody, > or almost nobody, is going to be persuaded by this argument to change > distros, I certainly won't, so apart from correct inaccuracies, what's the > point? Yes, I know, I've got it wrong too. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
