From: jack@solucorp.qc.ca (Jacques Gelinas) Subject: Re: Why does SLS take so much space? Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1993 06:59:04 GMT
Currently the SLS package contain many many user level apps.
For many user, it is impossible to select what they want
because, they don't know what is needed.
One thing I would suggest, is tho break the B distribution
further and the X distribution also.
Currently, C-news, NN, emacs, ghostscript all fits into
a different set. There are other smaller program in /usr/bin
which could be move also.
Most newbie will install everything because they fear having
problems. Breaking this in the following sets will also ease
trafic on the net.
A: As is
B: Base complete system (- O)
C: Developpement system
O: Optionnal
news, nn, emacs, ghostscript
X: Base X (- Y)
Y: Optionnal X apps
Xview stuff
Interviews
Extra fonts
This is my two cents. I do understand the complexity of maintaining
a packaging of the scale of SLS
PS: Is Interviews available for SLS 1.0 + Xfree1.2 ?
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