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It would be rather difficult to fit any newer linux kernel onto a floppy, together with all the other software.

• hackneyedruse 3y ago
  This article says > The new goal of DSL is to pack as much usable desktop distribution into an image small enough to fit on a single CD, or a hard limit of 700MB.
  • yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    FWIW this subthread is about the xwoaf distro, not DSL; the projects have different goals
• mikepurvis 3y ago
  A lot of it would hinge on how much hardware you were trying to support. Router images can get nice and small because they build a kernel with the exact drivers in the target. Trying to support all the insane variety in laptop wifi, input devices, and power management is probably where a lot of the bloat comes from.
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