On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Kevin Ott > This seems like it doesn't exactly fit with the Arch Way though. Arch is > supposed to be simple and minimal. Why should the default be "add all > the features" for a distribution that is partially based on being minimal > and lightweight? > > I guess I just don't see the reason for adding in feature by default that > so few people will actually use. And the people who will be using it > should have the knowledge and ability to build their own kernel that will > have those features enabled. I thought part of 'minimal' meant that the packages were as stock as possible. I was under the impression that we shipped minimally altered packages and it was up to the administrator to perfect each package to her liking. I thought we only make a few little patches to the default kernel in the repo and anyone who wants to strip drivers and use BFS is welcome to do so through the AUR and/or ABS. I don't really use stock kernel so it doesn't matter to me, but for point of reference, (and please correct me if I'm wrong here) I thought default in the repos was the generally accepted Arch Way. -- Pete
