On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Matthew Vernon wrote: > David Starner writes: > > On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 05:59:27PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > > > Nevertheless it is moot point because we are running out of room and > there > > > has to be a third CD. It might as well contain all the documents and > > > other packages non-essential to using an OS. > > > > > > Here's another idea. What about putting all the non-essential compilers, > > > includes and other development tools on the extra CD too. They take up a > > > lot of room and does the average Debian user really need an eiffel > > > compiler or the IMAP development kit? > > > > Instead of each developer chose what packages are and aren't useful > > to them, why don't we look at the popularity contest? A simple, bias-free > > way of seperating programs on to the CD's, by actual use. That is what > > it was made for. > > And how difficult would it be to fiddle the results of this???
Oh, and of course, when the ratio developers/programmers vs non-programmers turns into what it is for other OS's (that is, when Debian reaches world-domination), the main-CD would only contain X-related stuff + games... Non really the ideal distribution, eh?! /David Weinehall _ _ // David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /> Northern lights wander \\ // Project MCA Linux hacker // Dance across the winter sky // \> http://www.acc.umu.se/~tao/ </ Full colour fire </
