[content-discuss] Re: [desktop-discuss] Re: [appliances-discuss] Re: Article idea "Getting Small"?

[Glynn Foster]

Bart Smaalders wrote:
> I just installed Solaris 10 build 39 (all + oem) on a little
> via box.  I could have used a 4G microdrive and had
> 500 M left over.
> 
> It has staroffice, java, etc, compilers (gcc), everything
> that might be needed.
> 
> The fact that this box has a 40G laptop drive means I have
> lots of space left over.... and this is a _tiny_ drive.
> 
> Why minimize?

Because 'might be needed' is far from 'what i need right now'. It also 
saves you having to download 3 or 4 CDs, or 1 large DVD when you want to 
install Solaris.

I think there's definite merit in getting the best bits of a 
distribution onto a single CD - look at Ubuntu, and the consequences of 
that for http://shipit.ubuntu.com. Solaris definitely has lessons to 
learn in this regard.


Glynn