[TriLUG] RH 7.2 installer suggestions

[Matt Matthews]

On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 01:45:51PM -0500, Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> 3. Tetex on a laptop...not sure I need such things.  I'm not running a
> print shop on my laptop.

This is precisely the reason that many academics want Linux on a laptop. It
should stay, despite being somewhat large.

> 8. cdrecord shouldn't be default on a laptop. Not many laptops have cdr
> drives (are there any?)

This is a prime selling point for the Apple iBooks and PowerBooks. I suspect
that if x86 laptop makers haven't already picked up on that, they will very
soon. (I think x86 laptops already have them, but I'm not a laptop shopper.)

Regards,
matt

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