Why samba-client not installed by default?

[Ozan Çağlayan]

> printing OVER SAMBA is NOT a basic task
> it is not common for the normal enduser
>
> it may be common in company networks
> but there should nobody have to add a printer by himself
>
>> @Ozan: File a bug and ask for the dep to be added
>
> and i would file a bug if something pulls samba-client as
> dependency - there are still WAY too much useless dependencies
> like colord and i refuse to accept more of them!

There is nothing like basic task, advanced task. What is a basic task
to me can be something that you'd never do with a computer, or vice
versa. There are rules, there are guidelines.

If system-config-printer supports for SAMBA printers, you HAVE to make
sure that your userbase benefits from that. You can fetch in a
dependency, you can fire a popup, etc.

Tweaking the firewall is necessary before adding IPP printers and we
have a popup that requests an authorization to tweak firewalld. With
your argumentation I would have tweaked the firewalld through terminal
as adding an IPP printer is not a basic task. Nonsense.

Don't let me list all the applications that comes shipped within that
I never use starting with evolution, rhythmbox, backup, cheese,
empathy, a bunch of games, etc.

If we don't have space in the ISO for another additional package,
that's another thing to discuss but you're not even at that point.

And come to Turkey and I'll show you hundreds or thousands of SAMBA
shared printers in government offices, schools, universities :)

Regards,

-- 
Ozan Çağlayan
Research Assistant
Galatasaray University - Computer Engineering Dept.
http://www.ozancaglayan.com