gvfs-smb

[Sergio]

> Hi Sergio,
> Just curious - what does SMB have to do with being a portable system?

Because some people use it and some don't.

> SMB is used to share files to/from Windows systems (primarily). I
> literally couldn't do my job if I couldn't hit windows shares - it's a
> huge deal for me (and my co-worker who is thinking of switching to
> Fedora).
> Sure the package could be installed, but he was ready to give up on
> Fedora because he couldn't hit shares, nor could he figure out what
> package should be installed.
>

That's why Fedora isn't for first-time users. If he had a minimal 
experience he would search for samba and could install and run even from 
the live-CD.


Now, that's not saying it shouldn't be shipped in the spin. I don't use 
it but if people think it should be shipped, like because it's small and 
useful, then fine for me.