On 5/9/07, Ryan Ply <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Yeah, I actually left db off of the wiki list, because it is fairly ubiquitous _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
