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Posted: Mar. 23 2004,03:11 |
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| Quote (haarvik @ Mar. 22 2004,04:54) | | 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. |
*can't quit laughing*
Yup, installing DSL forced me into not using software I like. I mean, it was so difficult to install things I wanted. Took all of 15 seconds to type 'apt-get install make gcc g++' so I could compile exactly what I wanted.
Besides, people who didn't want to stay within the 50Mb limit of DamnSmall probably wouldn't have messed with it to begin with. Nor would they have expected a full-blown OS out of a mini distro. The others who don't want to stay below 50 have done their own thing, and created some bigger distros that are just fine, some even based on DSL from the start.
Regarding the post since this morning. As mentioned, noone here does this for a 'real' job. It's all volunteer. Most answers come in the afternoon-evening (and more than a few in the middle of the night). Go ahead, post a Windows question to microsoft.com and see how long it takes to get a real answer there. My bet is it's longer than 12-ish hours. If that answer is "It'll be fixed in the next release" you can count on waiting another year or two. With DSL the next release is likely to happen within a few weeks, if not a couple days.
Finally, "If I can't find one, then I guess I'll have to do my own". Indeed, that's the point. If you don't like it, take the code, tweak it to suit, and make your own custom doowhackey.
Bitching about it won't get you anywhere.
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