> That's excellent news when "FC7T1" e.g. did not even include "gcc". > > That's because its a desktop cd and space is not infinite. No it's a 2.5 out of 4.5 GB DVD, and there were no other spins available for users with needs going beyond a pure desktop setup. > I do not know about other users, but in my case, only about > [downloaded] 100 MB of packages from "Fedora Extras" are part of my > default setup, whereas I certainly have about 85% of the "Core" packages > installed [the remainder is essentially composed of "KDE" related > packages]. This makes me really wonder if removing the distinction > between "Core" and "Extras" was a worthwile task [whereas I fully > welcome the use of a unified build system for both]. Doubling the volume > of the distribution to increase package coverage [by usage] by less than > 10% still seems questionable to me, especially when the impact on > install media distribution ["bittorrent"] is so severe. > > You have to taken into consideration the general case. Not just yourself. That's why I wrote "I do not know about other users", but even as a poor individual, I am presumably entitled to raise the **question** of how many of the most popular/needed packages are to be found in the respective respositories [50/50, 95/05, etc. (?)] .. -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
