On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 00:49 +0100, Arvid Picciani wrote: > Heiko Baums wrote: > > > Show me a more minimalist distribution than Arch and Gentoo. I guess > > you won't find one. And if you did I suggest you switching to this > > distro. > > This is the entire reason i want arch to officialy state that these > users are not welcome. I want to move on, so we can split up the user > bases. Ultimately so both sides can continue their life without the > constant (and i'm meaning constant. this isnt the first time this > discussion exploded) need to reevaluate if arch should do this or that. > > > If Arch doesn't fit your needs then choose another distro or build one > > by yourself. > > It's done. All i want is to settle this in a useful way. > I think that's about all that can be said then. Arch Linux, and its devs/community, does not dislike (or fail to welcome) minimalist users. The only users Arch does not welcome are those who don't want to do their homework, as far as I can see (obviously not you). All users are welcome to make THEIR Arch install what they want.