Why does it need that much hard disk space?

[Alex Snow]

Slackware only has three CDs, install.iso, extra.iso, and source.iso.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com>
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.
>
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