All of that's true... but it's more what can be done based on FL, not what
FL itself is. I agree that conary makes FL a great basis for other things,
but I think the question is more what FL itself should be.
Jack Doerner
"Killing you and giving you good advice aren't mutually
exclusive"
- GLaDOS
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Martin Bähr <
mba...@email.archlab.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 07:21:26PM -0400, Jack Doerner wrote:
> > IMHO (and I will probably be criticized for this, but that's ok ;) )
> conary
> > on its own (and FL AFAIK is the only desktop distro to use it) makes FL a
> > great distro for the linux-savvy.
>
> absolutely.
> especially those who like to customize the the distribution they are
> running.
>
> for sysadmins who want to run custom tailored desktops in their
> companies office. no other distribution allows a sysadmin to tightly
> maintain several desktop variations with so little effort.
>
> for community contributors who like to make a custom distribution for
> their friends.
>
> for desktop developers, who like to make a custom distribution that
> focuses on their own desktop work. (what foresight does with the gnome
> dev kit, should potentially be doable with every desktop environment out
> there)
>
> for localizers. how about a custom distribution that contains all fonts
> and special tools needed for your language, or only includes
> applications that are localized to your language?
>
> > and not GPL fascists
>
> on the contrary (not that i agree with that term) conary would make it a
> breeze to maintain a desktop group that is pure free software and and
> adheres to the fsf ideals. i am sure it will happen, just wait and watch.
>
> in short: foresight is for distribution makers!
>
> greetings, martin.
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