Slimming down default install?

[Gilles Dartiguelongue]

Martin Alderson wrote:

>>As for "slim"/"bloated" argumentation in general:
>>With  hdd prices dropping to $80 for 160gig 20mb +/- prolly dont matter
>>much as long as the software is not completely obscure and you can keep
>>the users happy because after installation they have what they need.
>>
>>Someone who wants a super slim/"raw" linux installation should stay away
>>from distributions like ubuntu and the alike anyway..
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>>
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>HDD is only one part of the argument. I totally agree that disk space
>is not a huge issue, but:
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Disk Space still is an issue. I'm working with very old hardware, and 
installing ubuntu on 750MB disk is a pain. If base-config was slimmed 
down, it would help.