On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 08:16:28AM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Where is your data for this assertion?
The number of people that have no idea how to get to the console from X. Personally I hate dealing with machines that don't have gpm installed, but I don't want to bloat the base install either. > This argument would also see the removal of 'login', since that's not > needed by your putative majority of people who don't log in over > text-only interfaces. The default system does not have X. Not having login prevents you from working. Not having gpm is at worst slightly inconvinient. > This argument fails for the same reason: just because *few* people use > it is not sufficient reason to drop it from the install. If you don't > want 'gpm' installed, you need a different argument. Don't install stuff that is non essential. gpm certainly is not essential, so don't install it. login is essential, so do install it. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]