On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 12:12:21PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > Why not install the following software by default? > > > Because Debian has a very minimal base install. You can install all of > these packages yourself. I will give specific why reasons why they are > not in the default. <good reasons>
As Roberto says 'a very minimal base install'. This is because Debian wants to be used in a wide variety of use-cases that include embedded systems, linksys routers, etc. So a system with 32mb CF harddisk has no need for say emacs. Also Debian is not focused on 'desktop', so no need to have an all-in-one install disk, not that it couldn't. It also has a 'live' cd package. -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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