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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/2013 8:50 PM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I see all the various desktop envs install the 'dial-up' group, which
has:
<packagereq type="mandatory">ppp</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">isdn4k-utils</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">linux-atm</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">lrzsz</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">minicom</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">ModemManager</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">rp-pppoe</packagereq>
<packagereq type="default">wvdial</packagereq>
<packagereq type="optional">efax</packagereq>
<packagereq type="optional">pptp</packagereq>
<packagereq type="optional">statserial</packagereq>
I can see people perhaps using ModemManager (when they have some kind
of mobile broadband or the like), but do we need to install the rest of
that stuff on every desktop anymore?
kevin
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In a word, yes. The digital divide between urban and rural still
exists, which means that broadband availability is significantly
less in rural areas, leaving dial-up the only financially feasible
alternative for many households. This situation is exacerbated in
physically large countries that lack strong national policy for high
speed, high capacity Internet availability, so continued
installation of what might be considered geriatric, if not actually
primitive, technology continues to be necessary.<br>
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Ken<br>
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