Re: [SM-2006101502543570530] Added by stefanp

Am Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2006 18:01 schrieb Benjamin Schieder:
> On 15.10.2006 02:54:35, [email protected] wrote:
> > SubMaster Action:
> > Added by stefanp
> >
> > On Patch [2006101502543570530]:
> > Stefan Paletta:
> > 	remove CORE flag from a few rarely used xorg packages
>
> I think just because they're rarely used doesn't justify disabling them.
> If people don't use them they should just opt to not install them.
>
> Is there any real merit to not building a complete X.org?
>
>
> Greetings,
> 	Benjamin

I think it's ok. We don't ship a complete KDE with Crystal either, and the 
Crystal ISOs currently exceed the 650 MB size 'limit'.
Less packages also mean less potential security holes, this might be 
especially true for xsm, which uses the insecure rsh by default for remote 
connections.

With best regards,
	Stefan Fiedler

-- 
Necessity never made a good bargain.
  Benjamin Franklin