On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Matthias Clasen <mclasen(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 13:31 +0200, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 14:19 +0300, Elad Alfassa wrote:
> > Regarding HP printer drivers, it seems that they are intentionally
> > excluded from our live install.
> >
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/spin-kickstarts.git/tree/fedora-live-mi...
> >
> >
> > I can't find the commit message that explains why those drivers are
> > removed. Does anyone on this list has any idea what the reason was and
> > if it's still relevant?
>
> Probably because they're huge.
At some point in the past, installing hp printing support packages would
clutter the menu with hp logos and items. That could also be the
reason.
That's lame. "Clutter menus" vs. "Hardware does not work" ...
I'd
argue the first is the lesser evil ;)