* seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [2005-02-21 16:55]: > > > Ok, I understand your reasoning. However I think moving packages from > > Core to Extras can only be done, if access to Extras is immediate after > > Core has been installed. Which means: no manual setting up of repository > > files in /etc/yum.repos.d or /etc/apt. And a usable graphical package > > manager like synaptic instead of the braindead system-config-packages. > > As I said, a set of optional Extras CDs, downloadable from the same > > location as the Core CDs would be a benefit. > > 1. extras repo should ship, enabled, in yum.conf for fc4, I think. > 2. system-config-packages is going away for pup - hopefully in fc4 - but > let's be clear about something - sometimes we have to take iterative > steps to get somewhere. We can't do everything all at once. I agree completely. Moving things to Extras without 1. being a given is premature IMO. Andrew
