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John

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Posted: Dec. 12 2008,05:20

Thanks for the feedback so far, there is much to consider. Re toram, I think we could stretch the base a little and still have plenty of RAM on most machines where people use this feature.

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Posted: Dec. 12 2008,16:54

It seems to me there are many diverse users of DSL that use this distro for a variety of reasons. For me it's a good base for a small web server that can be run on legacy hardware. Perhaps one way to figure out what the future direction should be is to use a more formal approach like a poll for new features.

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Posted: Dec. 12 2008,22:01

something else pointed out to me on this subject is that many companies, ie Google & Microplop, etc are starting to face towards a web based platform so DSL could be a real alternative in keeping the pc local and saving your own files.

John

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Posted: Dec. 19 2008,05:28

I've received some passionate emails urging me to stay with the sub 50MB concept. I'm going to take some time and think this through. Meanwhile, I'm all ears if you have suggestions.

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Posted: Dec. 19 2008,21:55

Perhaps we should increase the size to 50mb, let's face it no one uses a buisness cd anymore.
Also maybe the target platform could be a p2 with 120 mbs of ram (a $20 ebay computer actually I found up to a p4 for under $20 all with "buy it now" but I digress).
This would make it small enough to cover most computers that don't have anywhere to go and are getting thrown out but giving you enough flexibility to run well on newer hardware (ex. p4 512mb "XP" machine).
Also if the 4.x series is still hosted people with the need for the 2.4 kernel would still have it.
To think about, CRH.

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