Bug#399840: Do we want an ssh-server task? vs. Bug#452388: "standard" system

[Ferenc Wagner <wferi@niif.hu>]

Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org> writes:

> I'd very much appreciate to have more input about this. I think that
> an SSH server deserves to be put in light in some way. On the other
> hand, having a task for only one package is kind of overkill....

Why not put the ssh server (and client) into the "standard" task?
That would at least provide a use case for that task.  Then rename it
to Login server or such.

I feel like the worst problem with the Standard task is that it's an
artifical collection, not something with a purpose like the other
tasks.  Standard systems nowadays are either graphical workstations or
servers with a specific purpose.  I never install the standard task on
the latter, because that causes additional maintenance burden due to
more frequent security updates and later a more lengty and potentially
more convoluted upgrade.  I rather install a handful of often needed
utilities (bzip2, file, iptables, less, lsof, ntp, psmisc, screen,
socat, sudo, tcpdump, host, exim4 and strace) with aptitude, which
keeps the dependencies (automatic relations) obvious as well.
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Regards,
Feri.