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Posted: Mar. 22 2004,17:54 QUOTE
After messing with this POS for 3 days, I have come to the conclusion that it just doesn't live up to the hype.  Issues?

1)  Networking doesn't start automatically if you have static IP
2)  If you set a static IP, you can't go back to DHCP
3)  God forbid you want to add something...et al vlc...broken libs..it segfaults or can't join multicast group.
4)  And don't forget about the forums...post and you might get a response in 24 hours.

Just because YOU don't want to go above 50mb doesn't mean others don't.  There are a lot of useful programs people want.  You shouldn't force them into not using them.

Guys, if you're gonna put something like this out, make sure it works before you do.  Read your forums...you'll find out what people want.
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Posted: Mar. 22 2004,18:31 QUOTE
Well, perhaps this distribution isn't for you if you want one larger than 50Mb. There are plenty of other Live-CDs out there - Feather, Flonix, SLAX, Morphix, Kurumin, and even Knoppix itself.
And personally, I find that these are some of the most responsive and useful forums on the internet.
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Posted: Mar. 22 2004,18:46 QUOTE
Whether it's for me or not isn't the issue.  It's the fact that things are broken and instead of telling people how to fix them, the common response I see is "It'll be fixed in the next release".

I was hoping this distro would have what was needed for my application.  The one I find that meets my needs will end up benefiting tremendously.  If I can't find one, then I guess I'll have to do my own.
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Posted: Mar. 22 2004,19:29 QUOTE
Harvik, who forced you to use DSL?  And how much did they force you pay to download the iso?  Instead of bitching, why don't you figure out the solution to you problem and share your fix with the community?

I am sure you can fix your DHCP/static problem by intelligently using the 'restore' AND /opt/bootlocal.sh scripts included in DSL.
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Posted: Mar. 22 2004,19:44 QUOTE
I don't get it - POS?

DSL is a work in progress (note the "0." at the beginning of the version number). In spite of this, when I browse the forums, I see lots of people reporting that:
- the solutions they get on the forums work
- DSL detects their hardware better than other distros they've tried
- DSL works well on their older hardware
- they're happy with DSL

I have yet to work with a distro which works perfectly, and the other live-CD distros I've tried have had more glitches than DSL. I really appreciate all the work John and others have put into this project. As a specialized distro, I'd call DSL a POG (Piece of Gold).
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