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Posted: Dec. 14 2005,19:21 QUOTE

It just works.

I've long been a fan of Linux in general, and larger distributions more specifically (SuSE, Mandriva, Fedora, etc.). But recently I have found that I do not need 99% of the programs and daemons in those distros that clog up my system resources. When it came time to resurrect my old Gateway laptop (because I can't afford an iBook), I immediately thought of Linux. I installed the new SuSE, and found that the bloat was too much for my lil' laptop to handle.

I remembered the name Damn Small Linux from poking around distrowatch.com and thought I'd give it a try. It install flawlessly the first time, and everything "just worked." I was so excited by this new find that I made the mistake of downloading and trying several other tiny Linux distributions. None of them compared the the ease-of-use, size, and functionality of DSL.

Thank you for a wonderful OS. Keep up the great work.

Jesse
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Posted: Dec. 14 2005,20:28 QUOTE

Welcome to the Revolution!!!

Brian
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http://www.smoothwall.org <-- Ultimate firewall for the world!
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Posted: Dec. 15 2005,10:12 QUOTE

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recently I have found that I do not need 99% of the programs and daemons in those distros that clog up my system resources.


Amen to that, brother!

I haven't been bothered to find out what Fedora Core 4 has got running in there by default but the gnome desktop is unbearably sluggish cf dsl.  I might have to run fluxbox or icewm on it instead. Debian3.1 seems somewhat better if you uninstall a ton of bloat (everything you don't use).
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Posted: Dec. 15 2005,22:32 QUOTE

How many freeking text editors and threads running do you need!?!

Bloatware sux!

Brian
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http://www.smoothwall.org <-- Ultimate firewall for the world!
http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php/userID:6107 <--My BOINC stats!
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