A "green" distro of Ubuntu?

[Richard Owlett]

JD wrote:
>    On 07/02/2011 07:49 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>  Though Kermit might disagree, the subject line is ONLY slightly "tongue in
>>  cheek".
>>
>>  I'm a Windows(tm) user tired of *BLOAT* who remembers vacuum tubes and 026's.
>>  An internet acquaintance knowing my needs and perspectives pointed me to
>>  Ubuntu as an appropriate version of Linux. I downloaded the .iso of a 'live
>>  cd' (10.?) which I found "bloated". The user experience was ok, though I'm not
>>  sure if the good features I saw were Ubuntu specific or due to Debian heritage.
>>
>>  A *major constraint* is I'm restricted to dial-up access. I understand that
>>  connectivity using a USB modem will have it's issues, but that is one time
>>  problem. I have very limited access to a wide-band connection at another
>>  location with my laptop.
>>
>>  The desired distro shall only have:
>>  kernel
>>  GUI
>>  minimal browser
>>  simple text editor {notepad suffices for>90% of my needs}
>>  what's required to download/update apps
>>  the *minimum* of other software to make an operable system
>>
>>  The result should be significantly smaller than Win 3.1 {most of which I never
>>  used)
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Have you tried DSL (DamnSmallLinux)?
> See http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/download.html
> and scroll down for download sites.
>
>

Yes, not to its benefit
  1. 2nd link yields 404 error without "contact us" link to
     report problem
  2. searching out correct link yields .iso of ~50MB