On Thu, 2004-05-13 at 20:11 -0400, seth vidal wrote:
I understand trying to make things simpler, but I also have a problem with this. I will sometimes intentionally install multiple things (like OOo and Gnumeric), with the intention of checking them both out to see which one I like (or does what I want) better. I install both from the regular install menu in anaconda; with your rule above, I wouldn't end up with both in the desktop menus that way.
I couldn't agree more - I admin systems for a number of people. They use various pieces of software on their own - some like gnumeric b/c it is fast, some like open office calc for other reasons. What is the merit in removing these menu options? How will you allow for difference of choices b/t users?
This is not the same issue. You can still install whatever the hell you want for your users. This is about what we treat as a default, or slightly customized default, install. From the installer you can still select individual packages, or go inside a package set and select one of the packages that is not installed by default but is a member of that set.
That said, the current "everything shows up in everybody's menu" way of doing things is lame. That problem should be addressed head on.
-Seth