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Re: when and why did python(-minimal) become essential?



Am 2006-01-17 13:28:07, schrieb Adam Borowski:

> A quick comparison of fresh unconfigured i386 chroots:
> 
> 94420   woody
> 146140  sarge
> 160264  etch
> 185444  sid
> 
> a +25MB increase, even though etch is nearly in sync.
> 
> With standard/important packages, you simply don't install them; removing 
> required/essential ones is not trivial.  Extra bloat doesn't 
> noticeably hurt Ubuntu because Ubuntu doesn't try to support memory 
> sticks, old hardware, embedded things or farms of tiny virtual machines; 
> Debian does.  No one cares about wasting some memory and disk space on a 
> modern desktop.

Not right, because I run automated Backups on all of my 116 Servers,
Routers and Workstations and do not like to have some extras to backup
which I do not need, not want to have.  I realy care about the size of
my installed systems.

Greetings
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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