A "green" distro of Ubuntu?

[Richard Owlett]

chris wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-07-02 at 22:31 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On Sun, 2011-07-03 at 13:46 +1200, chris wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2011-07-02 at 22:43 +0200, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>>> 2011/7/2 Richard Owlett<rowlett at pcnetinc.com>:
>>>>> Ric Moore wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 2011-07-02 at 13:52 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jordon Bedwell wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 07/02/2011 10:51 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No indication that it's Debian based or compatible.
>>>>>>>>> 50 MB is not really small.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Debian-based_distributions
>>>>>>>> It's based on Debian.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not sure what page I looked at as to derivation ;<
>>>>>>> 50 MB still not "small" :/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And I thought all of those 40 megabyte drives went to Canada to die. :)
>>>>>> Ric
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You, *AND* others, optimize wrong parameter ;/
>>>>> I've a LARGE powerful ???????
>>>>>    choke-point is download bandwidth ;\
>>>>
>>>> Just order the CD or DVD then.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't even know that those dial-up things still existed. I don't
>>>> think anyone use them here. What about using a 3G modem? Not possible
>>>> in your area? Or too expensive?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>> Johnny Rosenberg
>>>> ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
>>>>
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>>>
>>> contrary to popular opinion, there is a large part of the world that
>>> only has access to dial up, including parts of nz Canada and the us.
>>
>> yeah, blowing off floppy disks reflects that notion that everyone has a
>> DVD and fiber optic cable. Ric
>>
>> --
>> My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
>> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
>> ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
>> Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
>> Linux user# 44256
>>
>>
>
> OH and I forgot the great aussie hinterland  :-)
>

How about the hinterland of rural SW Missouri, USA (a subsection 
of was referred to as "fly over country" in a presidential 
election ;/ {PS hogs and cattle each outnumber humans and all 
swamped by chickens *lol*}