Re: further package removals/potential package removals

[Michael Schwendt <fedora wir-sind-cool org>]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:32:20 -0500, seth vidal wrote:

> 
> > And what's with extra packages which are started before firstboot?
> 
> an example of these?

Daemons, firewall tools, packages which put stuff into /etc/profile.d,
for instance.

> I think relying on a package to BOOT that is in extras is exactly the
> type of package that needs to not be in extras.

"Relying" is the wrong term. It's just not nice to reboot a partial
upgrade and possibly see stuff failing before you get the chance to
complete the upgrade.