>> > Now, i manually tweak ports to cut the crud out. > > feel free, it's your system.
really? don't mind if i do. > other people make different decisions about the value > of disk space vs their time. you seem to simply equate the "crud" i speak of as taking up disk-space. you conveniently forget the risk factor of having that much "crud" that potentially have security flaws that require ample time to follow status of and maintain local packages up-to-date. disk-space hasn't been a problem for at least a decade now. in fact, i have problem finding smaller, more reasonably sized drives whenever shopping for one. decisions "other people make" don't always make sense either. those looking for convenience would probably be better off running fedora (or whatever the latest fad in linux world is). --patrick
