On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 03:08:21PM -0500, Bill Nottingham wrote: > + <id>legacy-unix</id> > + <_name>Legacy Unix Support</_name> > + <_description>These packages include clients and commands for legacy unix environments.</_description> > + <default>false</default> I'm not a big fan of this. It mashes a lot of disparate cases together. > + <uservisible>false</uservisible> > + <packagelist> > + <packagereq>bc</packagereq> Very likely to be used in scripts. There's a reasonable expectation for this to be there. I think it should stay in @standard. > + <packagereq>ed</packagereq> Much less likely these days. But whatever. > + <packagereq>finger</packagereq> The network protocol is obsolete, but as evidenced by the discussion people still do use it. > + <packagereq>ftp</packagereq> This is one of those things where if I'm going to install something _on purpose_, I'd just use lftp, but which, were I providing an environment for other people, I'd put there as a courtesy. Maybe that's what "Legacy Unix Support" means. > + <packagereq>rsh</packagereq> On the other hand, this one I wouldn't include, because it's an easy upsell to ssh. > + <packagereq>talk</packagereq> This is a historical curiosity and unlikely to be useful to people who want the other things. > + <packagereq>telnet</packagereq> Incredibly common for testing network connectivity. I think this should stay in standard. > + <packagereq>ypbind</packagereq> But *this* is environment-specific, and these days most people won't need it at all. I don't think it belongs in any group. -- Matthew Miller ☁☁☁ Fedora Cloud Architect ☁☁☁ <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
