[lug] Linux Distr. Size (was: no fun with the sun)

[Michael J. Hammel]

Thus spoke "Harris, James A (Jim)"
> 	I think the ideal of keeping memory requirements trimmed is
> wonderful, but I think it's time we all recognize that a workstation really
> needs to have 64MB of RAM these days.  I think certain applications of
> machines can run off of 32 or less very well, (routers, DNS, DHCP, etc.
> servers) but I would never imagine running a personal X workstation off of
> anything less than 64.

I run X/FVWM2, Applixware, Gimp 1.1.15 and Netscape 4.7 all at the same
time on my laptop with only 32MB, but I run stock Red Hat 5.2.  You can run
fine in 32MB, even doing some simple graphics work (re: web based stuff).
The problem is starting to be bloat in the distributions.  It's all free
stuff, so they throw everything in and assume you need it.  That's balony.
And a poor assumption on most distro's part.
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Michael J. Hammel                               The Graphics Muse 
mjhammel at graphics-muse.org                      http://www.graphics-muse.com
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