On 09/12/2011 02:25 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
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Otherwise, if pkg_add is the 'installer', then the tool or process is
broken. In the later case - as a dumb user - I don't consider required
configuration changes 'knob turning'. Its kind of like buying a new
car, but being expected to fill the engine with oil, the transmission
with fluid, and the brake system with fluid before driving it.
your analogy is flawed.
OpenBSD without Gnome is 100% functional. I have never installed Gnome
on my OpenBSD system. A car without oil or brake fluid...not so good.
A much better analogy would be because your car has a radio, power
windows, blinkers, heater, AC and a spare tire, should they all be
active when you start the car?
It is entirely possible, reasonable, and desirable to be able to install
a package and use it only on demand. You might be evaluating multiple
environments, you might have different usage situations (I like cwm for
my netbook and fluxbox for my multi-screen desktop), etc.
In short...installing a package doesn't imply one wants to live with it
24x7x365. Or even just when the computer is booted (hey, Windows,
Linux...you hear that?)
Nick.
