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Debian-Installer Alpha Released
robstah writes "An alpha release of the next generation Debian installer (Debian-Installer) has been announced. Debian-Installer is an actively developed replacement for the older and now rather delapidated boot-floppies installer. This alpha release is available for i386 only as ports to other platforms are not yet significantly mature. Volunteers are requested to test this new installer and help contribute to Sarge, the next release of Debian GNU/Linux." Now's the time to complain if you want to be heard.
Debian is already extremely bloated. It contains WAY to many packages. Yes, I know it's all about choice, but do we really need ten differend cd-player apps? Five clocks? Twenty editors?
A better installer hides features from novice users while preserving an expert mode for those who want/need it. A novice wants to have an installer which requires pressing for about ten times to install the distro. Auto-detection and auto-configuration are not bloat. They are needed features for most people. Even for the lazy expert :-)
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