DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: remove the hd install script



I suggest that the next release of dsl be offered with no option to install non frugal to a hard disk. it is not recommended so why offer it and then suggest a frugal is better..it is just a left over. ditch it
It's there because it can be done.  There's nothing wrong with a harddrive install...it's just not well supported, there's no upgrade, and it's easy to break.  There are still many people who prefer this option, and for some people with very little ram it's the only way they can run DSL.
Yes I understand..however if dsl were to introduce the appless version with hd install  and the community created a good folder of .dsl apps for it
then dsl could go it's frugal uci way without constant questioning regarding hd installs and get a better feed back for the desired direction it wants to go.
I like the frugal concept and also have a solid hd install
It is just a suggestion based on observation.
I agree with you there.  Personally I don't see any solid argument for doing a traditional harddrive install of DSL when it means losing much of what makes DSL unique and flexible.  For a person with a very old machine, one that doesn't have enough ram to run anything beyond the base system (or perhaps not even that), there are more appropriate distributions available which install in the traditional way and fully support this method.  However, I've always said that one of the greatest strengths of Linux, and open source in general, is the freedom to choose how you want to run your system. Since the harddrive install script is only a little over 6k, it doesn't really hinder the main path of DSL development as a compressed and modular system.  The only real downside is, as you said, having to support those people who break what would otherwise have been a fairly unbreakable system =o)
I agree with ditching the script - at least leaving off the menu. Keep it available for those more advanced users who may benefit from it or who may benefit the community by using it, but keep it out of sight for new users who seem to be confused by it. The tendancy is to install anything that says "install", whether or not it's good for you.
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