(This message seems lost -- I repost it for the third time :()
Thierry Vignaud wrote:
> we do offer a lot of choice (this is a free world); that
> is different than being a fat/slow distro.
Thanks for your message. I understand your point of view. That's a good
start.
My original idea about the "Minimal install" is that it would be a
guided and *precise* installation. OK : I hate the "percentage of
applications" thing. It sounds like "How many kilos of food do you
want?". It seems that the installation does not focus on features, but
on the idea that "the bigger, the better".
(...)
>> But this is Mandrake's role to choose the most useful tools, no? Or
>> those who have the best ratio 'features/size', in the particular
>> "Minimal install" case.
>
> the minimal install is an install where you've got everything to allow
> the system to boot, having configured hardware, network, ...
Hmmm, it depends what you consider "minimal". My definition is :
"Given a task for the machine, install the applications that provide
the most features in the minimum space".
I personnally dislike to get 5 GUI text editors. Nedit is the best
choice for what I do (it has a lot of simple yet powerful options, like
rectangular selections), but if you install Emacs by default, I would
know that I simply have *one* to delete.
Your definition is : "install what the machine requires to boot with
full hardware support". This is a good option too, only different.
Then what about mixing both our ideas, like this :
- Choose class of installation:
* Desktop
* Server
* ...
* Minimal (what you need to boot and install apps yourself)
// This is your vision
and after the choice of the class of installation, say "Desktop" :
* Let me select packages myself (like in 8.0)
* Provide me with the most useful tools (<== what I want)
// And this is mine
What do you all think of this?
Gr�goire
