The point, which you seem to be missing entirely, is: The need for the software by the community dictates how important it is... not the purpose of the software.
You want it? You install it. That's always been the Linux way... On 7/28/05, Dimitrios Apostolou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaron Griffin wrote: > > Just because something is important to *you* doesn't mean it's > > intrinsically important. I mean, I can sit here and say "WMII is the > > best WM - I say we remove all other WMs from current/extra and only > > use WMII, because it's that important", but that doesn't make it true. > > It is important enough to be in slackware's A package set. My guess is > that it is included in most other distros. > > > > Obviously this package can't be that important because: > > a) I've honestly never heard of it and can't even bring myself to care > > enough to click the link > > b) No one has brought this up yet in all the history of Arch > > This package *can* be that important because it is THE tool for > monitoring hard disks, and there is *no* equivalent currently in arch > (hddtemp is just a toy script compared to this). Monitoring the disks > via S.M.A.R.T. can prove lifesaving for servers, since it mentions hard > disk subsystem failures before the disk totally fails! > > Of course if I'm the only one wanting this package in current or extra, > it shouldn't be included. > > Dimitris > > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > -- Martin Lefebvre eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: https://sigterm.homeunix.com Registered Linux #349269 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT dpu s:-- a- C+++ UL++++ P-- L++++ E--- W+++ N++ o-- K- w--- O- M-- V-- PS PE Y PGP-- t+++ 5- X R- tv++ b+ DI-- D+ G-- e h++ r++ y** ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
