On Sunday 24 Apr 2005 06:26, Graham gt@pobox.com wrote:
Any distribution of that size is bound to be selective, leaving out anything not essential to its perceived target market. So I wouldn't expect to see - for example - a full development environment or lots of multimedia. Of course, not everyone wants these things, and that's fine, but if you have more eclectic needs you'll be doing a lot of downloading anyway, so it makes more sense to do a full FTP install and get just what you want.
-- GT
I share your opinion, if one wants, or needs to have an install of Debian then the obvious chioce is to use Debian, using the new installer it is no more difficult to use than the installer in Ubuntu.
The subjest has been discussed here: http://ianmurdock.com/archives/000244.html and here: http://ianmurdock.com/archives/000258.html