Re: [Mentalunix-developers] Re: MentalUnix, YoZilla, and other stuff [Yahoo! Clubs: mentalunix]

[The_Micea <las...@ad...>]

Ok, it sounds like we are leaning towards making a minimalistic OS.   One
thats good for developers, hackers, and such and runs smothly and
effeciently.  Debian sounds great for that.    I think we should keep the
install as small as possible.  The other Linux Distributions like redhat,
are getting to bloated, more like windows.  A gui is nice, but its the apps,
and speed that attracts a user.  Right now even BSD is abandoning the
developer and hacker in order to get more users.  I think we should include
Vi.editor.  The newest version is very small but usefull, I do all my coding
with it.  Also Vi and emacs are big rivals, you can include one without the
other or else risk angering some hardcore hackers.  Heres my ideal list
[Main]
[2.4.x] kernal
init
fileutils
apt(apt-get, cache)
dpkg
mc/mcedit
Bash shell
Zsh shell
csh shell

[editing]
Vi
Emacs

[Graphics]
xwindows with enlightenment maybe


[networking]
pump(for detecting dsl and cable ip numbers from a dhcp host)
dhcp client
ftp client
http client.
telnet
whois
ping
tracert

[mail]
pine

[internet]
lynx

[development]
glibc6
libstdc++
gcc and related libraries
python
perl


This would easly fit on one cd, and also be small enough for people to
download.  nice and simple and contains many useful programs.