On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 06:27:28PM +0200, Georg Grabler wrote: > I havn't had a look at [current] before. > > Let me tell you the interpretation for me. > For me, [current] should hold base packages. So packages needed to run > the system. For me, it could be named "base" as well. Extra is > everything i don't need to install to have a system up and running, > but what gives me extra programs which i can use, as the desktop > system of my choice, chat applications, word processing etc. etc. > Maybe, also a split into [base] [current] [extra] [community], > providing system relevant tools, console tools and similar and extra > for gui things. The community also could be split up in console / gui. > I head for (in example) for a system without any gui installation, i > won't need to update all the dbs all the time - since i don't use them > anyway (as my servers). > > I'm just shooting around, don't get angry guys, i'm saying this since > you are already re-organizing things, which will take some time, and > the 2.6.22 kernel with major support for the new network/wlan > interface is to be released also (as i know some weeks), what will > make some modules completely unnecessary. > > I've set up a list what in my eyes makes sense. I have missed some > things (i'm sure i did, the lists were long). I hope you consider this > things, i just represent one (my) point of view to you :). > > <SNIP> >
Looks like a good list to me, with just one exception, db. pacman -Qi gives me 24 programs that want it and sqlite 2. I'd say everyone still uses it. Ryan - _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
