On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 08:26:46PM +0100, Eric Auer wrote: > > "FreeDOS installation has to fit standard 650 MB CD" > > Even then I disagree. While you could fill entire DVD with > stuff for DOS, a FreeDOS CD could be a lot smaller
That's why I meant 650 MB CD, not 4 GB DVD. > Just the 3 most common programming languages and RHIDE would > already be 72 MB (34 GCC, 15 G++, 6 RHIDE, 6 GAS, 4 GDB etc.). Maybe, but 90% of FreeDOS users don't need programming languages - and especially that "fat ones". Maybe GW BASIC etc. for "sentimental reasons". > Add EMACS with everything: 54 MB. Objective C: 22 MB. > GRX: 2 MB Allegro: Up to 19 MB Extra doc formats: 20 MB > Now you already are at 200 MB... Why are you willing to add on installation CD exactly these most space-demanding applications? How many FreeDOS users need exactly Emacs or Objective C? > Add the source code for everything: Voila, 423 MB purely > for DJGPP just some of their 3 GB kitchen sink of data: 90% (or more) of FreeDOS users don't need that source code. It should be placed on additional "source code CD", or available just for download -- regards, Zbigniew _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
