New comps and full package list

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Sun Jan 14 13:18:02 UTC 2007


Thomas Canniot wrote:
> Le dimanche 14 janvier 2007 à 18:15 +0530, Rahul Sundaram a écrit :
>> Thomas Canniot wrote:
>>
>>> I would have understand not to include drivers of a little printer
>>> brand, but HP is a major brand and many people has one of their printer.
>>> I don't really understand why it shold be removed.
>> The second list is about packages not installed by default. Not removed.
>>
>>> It is the same for nfs-utils. No operating system is shipped whithout
>>> tools to run their own network tools. It would be very bizar not to
>>> include nfs-utils as well.
>> Explain why nfs-utils is required in a *desktop* spin.
>>
> 
>  No operating system is shipped whithout tools to run their own network
> tools. It is not because it is a Desktop tools that we should prevent
> people from sharing files between their machines. 
> 
> The desktop spin should not limit itself to type document in a word
> processing software and to listen to music.

That is precisely a target of a desktop CD.

  We should be able to handle
> some basic networks as well, because poeple want to manage their files
> and their hardwares (printers...), to share them among a personal
> network. If samba-common is included, then nfs-utils should for the same
> reasons.

If you want them install them. Majority of desktop users dont use NFS.

Rahul




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