On Thu, Feb 02, 2023 at 09:08:58AM +0000, Polarian wrote: > Hello, > > > Where's the difference between "entire http server" and "entire DNS > > server"? > > Good point... hmm > > It seems Arch has conflicting issues, if they split the packages they go > against their simplicity, but if they keep the packages together, they go > against the configurability of the distribution. > > It seems like Arch Staff prefer to lean towards the former, because it saves > them more time, than the latter which would mean they would have a harder > time maintaining the packages. You seem to misunderstanding the priority and intention of the principles in the first place: > Arch Linux defines simplicity as without unnecessary additions or modifications. Splitting the upstream package is arguably a mostly unnecessary modification. Furthermore, user-centricity is often misinterpreted as being focussed on the experience of the end user. This is explicitly not the case: > The distribution is intended to fill the needs of those contributing to it, rather than trying > to appeal to as many users as possible. (Both inline quotes taken from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux ) So a whole lot of noise for saving at most 6MB on disk, seems pretty unnecessary. Kind regards, Khorne
