From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16956 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2004 19:19:55 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 28 Sep 2004 19:19:55 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CCNVy-0008FT-UF for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:19:54 +0000 Received: (qmail 13435 invoked by uid 89); 28 Sep 2004 19:19:54 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 14997 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2004 19:19:54 +0000 From: Mike Frysinger Organization: wh0rd.org To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:19:52 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <41586F16.5020409@gentoo.org> <200409281116.47382.vapier@gentoo.org> <200409281223.31441.mark@3e0.com> In-Reply-To: <200409281223.31441.mark@3e0.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200409281519.52355.vapier@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: removing dhcpcd from system??? X-Archives-Salt: dfdbca41-7aea-4381-9dc9-877f151ed7a5 X-Archives-Hash: 5b4d238c05c234be79c806167ebdd5bb On Tuesday 28 September 2004 03:23 pm, Mark Dierolf wrote: > What about python?? I hate python! rewrite portage > fbset?? Framebuffers suck! was stripped out long ago from system > nano?? I fucking hate nano, it frustrates the hell out of me! system depends on virtual/editor; the default editor is nano because that is by far the easiest to use for new users in other words, we force *some* editor on you but you are certainly free to choose a different one > modutils?? I haven't used modules since 1998! actually, it's module-init-tools, but i find this much less of an exception than dhcp > hdparm?? I don't even HAVE a hard disk on my PXEBOOT! pxeboot -> netboot/embedded ... we have custom profiles to suite these systems since the default is not useful > slocate?? I've never used the locate database, my telepathy tells me where > files are! also been removed, but this change happened more recently > There is a usability/space tradeoff for all of this. IMO, let's remove > framebuffers, slocate, modutils, and hdparm from system, and THEN there > might be a good enough argument to seriously justify leaving out dhcpcd. well, considering most of the packages you're arguing against HAVE been punted, i guess that means you're all for punting dhcpcd too awesome ! :) -mike -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list