Re: New comps and full package list

[Thomas Canniot <thomas canniot laposte net>]

Le dimanche 14 janvier 2007 à 18:48 +0530, Rahul Sundaram a écrit :
> 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.

We should remove xen as well then. Desktop users don't use xen either.


TC