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Topic: So why 50Mb?

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K.Mandla

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Posted: Feb. 23 2006,05:01

I'm just wondering why 50Mb was picked; this isn't a plea to make it bigger.

Is that the most a business-card CD will hold? It seems like an odd number to choose, given the whole base-2 thing.

Edit: Hmm. I thought I posted this in User Feedback, but I guess not. Sorry.

hs7sv

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Posted: Feb. 23 2006,06:09

Please read DSL Wiki first. Business-Card-CD is 50MB.

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Klaus Knopper

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Posted: Feb. 23 2006,07:46

i didn't see this in the wiki either.

hs7sv

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Posted: Feb. 23 2006,08:02

This is from DSL Index Page:-

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DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live CD. It was at first just a personal tool/toy. But over time Damn Small Linux grew into a community project with hundreds of development hours put into refinements including a fully automated remote and local application installation system and a very versatile backup and restore system which may be used with any writable media including a hard drive, a floppy drive, or a USB device.

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"My advice is to just return hardware that does not work with a plain Linux kernel, right to the place where you bought it, and ask for your money back..."

Klaus Knopper