User Feedback :: Smaller, nearly apps-less DSL?



I would love to always add more ram but my old systems are at there max. I have 1 gig in my desktop(my workhorse) and 256 in my laptop the max supported(i used a old unreliable 512 usb key formatted as swap to get the extra space i needed to run more stuff with out locking up).
anyway..like I said...hey...no harm in askin
Quote (kerry @ April 30 2006,21:52)
It's about the size and how you want to use the space gained from not having the apps that are there, that a person may or may not use. (...) I love the base system but prefer other apps that are available in the myDSL browser, if given a choice would you not pick the app you prefer, instead of having 2 apps that one you use and that one you don't that will just sit there taking up space.


kerry: I totally agree with your argument, I would mention the same reasons to support a DSL-M(inimal) version, and I notice by the way that the 'yes' option totalizes near of 58% favorable opinions.  

But I have a question: What is the difference between a DSL-M(inimal) version and a remastering of DSL without apps which are not usefull for your purposes?

Please, do not understand my question as a provocative one. Actually, I am not able to remaster DSL, and this is one more reason for me to support a slim version of DSL and join your opinion. However, a lot of DSL users could probably remaster DSL in order to get a slim version of it. Taking in account that such a thing is possible, why don't we (learn to) remaster DSL and get a DSL-M by ourselves?
yours
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To remaster requiers hd's. ! run in ram with a machine that has only 1 super quiet fan on the cpu. My fstab->

/proc      /proc       proc   defaults            0 0
/sys       /sys        sysfs  noauto              0 0
/dev/pts   /dev/pts    devpts mode=0622           0 0
/dev/fd0   /mnt/auto/floppy auto   user,noauto,exec,umask=000    0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/auto/cdrom  auto   user,noauto,exec,ro 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/sda /mnt/sda vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=1001,gid=50 0 0
After reading all of the posts on this subject, I add my 2 cents:
I discovered dsl when I was looking for a small disro that I could play with at work(school where I teach).  I wanted to have a small system that my students could learn basic UNIX (Linux).  I wanted to be able to have them learn how to use awk, sed, shell programming, etc.  The more I have examined the dsl project the more convinced I am that you guys are onto something.  Removing the apps that are already outdated (Firefox) and offering others that are just too large (OpenOffice) as extensions seems like a fair balance.  

I loaded KNOPPIX 5.0 at school today and was completely overwhelmed by all of the programs that I will never bother with.  After all, how many editors does one person need?

But I am impressed when I start the system and it finds everything including my network card and I am running in about three minutes from a cold start!

So, removed the "dead wood," offer a rich set of extensions, stay within 50MB or so, and let the good times roll!
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