Raising the bar for FC4

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 16:21 -0400, Elliot Lee wrote:
> This means that Monday, May 23 is the final final freeze for FC4. After
> that, the bar for accepting changes into FC4 is even higher.

I very much want to suggest that fewer packages be installed when a
"minimal" install is selected. However, I have not had the time to test
my suggestions so I have withheld them rather than to make a
recommendation which I could not assure was safe.

If I had to recommend broad changes, I would suggest removing the
requirement that Core and Dialup groups be installed. That way only the
Base group packages are installed and the footprint shrinks a great
deal.

If reducing the groups is not acceptable, and the devel team would like
specific recommendations [1], then what would be my deadline for
submitting them?

     [1] See the "Bare-Bones Server HOWTO" for my recommendations
         on how to slim down an FC3 system without sacrificing 
         important functionality.
         http://www.simpaticus.com/linux/

Thanks,

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Rodolfo J. Paiz <rpaiz at simpaticus.com>