[FreeFull]

It would be rather difficult to fit any newer linux kernel onto a floppy, together with all the other software.

[mikepurvis]

A lot of it would hinge on how much hardware you were trying to support. Router images can get nice and small because they build a kernel with the exact drivers in the target. Trying to support all the insane variety in laptop wifi, input devices, and power management is probably where a lot of the bloat comes from.

[hackneyedruse]

This article says

> The new goal of DSL is to pack as much usable desktop distribution into an image small enough to fit on a single CD, or a hard limit of 700MB.

[yjftsjthsd-h]

FWIW this subthread is about the xwoaf distro, not DSL; the projects have different goals