Re: Package pruning for FC4 and beyond

["Barry K. Nathan" <barryn pobox com>]

On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 12:23:41AM -0500, Eric Warnke wrote:
> Highly likley candidates
> 
> ElectricFence - Development only ( many similar ) D:0

http://fedora.redhat.com/about/objectives.html

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Objectives of Fedora Core:

   1.  Create a complete general-purpose operating system with
capabilities equivalent to competing operating systems, built for and by
a community -- _those who not only consume, but also produce for the good
of other community members_.
[...]
   4.  Provide a robust development platform for building software,
particularly open source software.
---end quote---

Given the above, I don't see how things like Electric Fence are
"likely candidates" for removal. I'm not saying FC must keep Electric
Fence, but "Development only" is not by itself a reason to remove it or
any package. At least, that's how I see things.

-Barry K. Nathan <barryn pobox com>