-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dimitrie O. Paun wrote: > On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 05:43:14PM -0400, John Thacker wrote: > >>And when nothing in Core requires it, what's wrong with moving it to >>Extras? > > Moving stuff to "Extra" solves very little other than save a bit > of space, and mostly caters to our obsesive-compulsive sense of > neatness. But it _doesn't_ buy functionality. It just buys a bit > of space. And space is cheap. Very cheap. On the other hand, it > creates a lot of work for both users and developers. And their time > (and mindshare) are very, very expensive. This is why it's a poor > trade. > Extras buys more than space. It buys time as well. By eliminating the maintenance of cruft fedora core developers are able to spend more of their time actually improving core applications and as a result increase the rate of innovation in these areas. Less maintenance work and a cleaner picture of the horizon means more work *can" be done towards a clearer vision. Time *and* space... now thats a bargain. ;) - -- Michael Favia michael.favia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Insites Incorporated http://michael.insitesinc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) iD8DBQFCVqkCBVsNYjF2rDYRAiZOAJsH0WPnkQvaUSB0sUNXA4EQAtNlPgCfdn/j +vcjftqpm50VXdWyLwyqhP0= =Ja97 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
