too many deamons by default - F7 test 2 live cd

[Thomas M Steenholdt]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
>> Le Lun 19 mars 2007 11:31, Rahul Sundaram a écrit :
>>> Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
>>>> Le Lun 19 mars 2007 10:51, Rahul Sundaram a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Extra - cpuspeed. mdmonitor, netfs, ntpd, portmap. Can't see a reason
>>>>> to
>>>>> enable these by default.
>>>> cpuspeed, mdmonitor and ntpd are no more extra than NetworkManager
>>> Yes, They are. For a desktop. A Live CD is targeted at the desktop.
>>> Nothing else.
>>
>> Bzzt. Lots of things on the desktop require a working clock (try to 
>> unsync
>> yours and watch havoc breaking loose)
> 
> Working clock is a requirement. Not ntpd. There is a difference.
> 
> , cpuspeed is a requirement on
>> laptops and nice-to-have on every recent desktop system (a hot mobo is a
>> loud mobo, people like hearing their ogg files too)
> 
> They are not required to be enabled on every system. Only on laptops.
> 

This is completely and utterly untrue. Cpuspeed will save resources and 
reduce heat on any supported system. Cpuspeed should be installed and 
enabled on *ALL* systems (that support it). The only place where it 
could theoretically be a bad thing would be on HPC nodes, and the 
ondemand governor is probably fast enough that this is PURELY a 
theoretical issue. Hey - We may actually be saving trees/whales here!

> , and killing mdadm
>> removes access to parts of the disks (md is used on desktops, and live 
>> cds
>> are used on systems with a linux version on disc)
> 
> Remember that Live CD dont support upgrades. You can only target first 
> time user's with them as of now.
> 

The Live CD could prove useful as a handdy rescue system complete with 
GUI, browsers and such - But not if you can't see your storage devices.

> Rahul
> 

/Thomas