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Ubuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behind (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] -1 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

When they first started, they had a list of promises. One of them was to always fit on a 800meg CD.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 hours ago* (3 children)

    Is it kind of weird to respond to every thread with this same claim? A CD iso with full gnome desktop and openoffice wasnt minimal at the time.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (2 children)

    Bot

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  • [–] 1 point 46 minutes ago (1 child)

    No, probably just a really passionate human determined to tell people where that alleged "lightweight" claim comes from. Don't underestimate how persistent nerds can be when they think they're right.

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