Re: ITP: Debian History

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>]

Hi,
>>"Tomasz" == Tomasz Wegrzanowski <maniek@beer.com> writes:

 Tomasz>      default others
 Tomasz> MTA    Imp     Xtr  \
 Tomasz> httpd  Opt     Opt  | are ok
 Tomasz> ftpd   Opt     Opt  /
 Tomasz> httpd  Opt     Xtr  \ are not ok
 Tomasz> ftpd   Opt     Xtr  / cause Opt soft should be never the only proper(tm)

        This does not seem to be the proper criterion. Priority levels
 are not intended to cast value judgements on the software; they
 identify what we consider ``standard'' software available on almost
 all boxes. Packages of priority standard and above are installed by
 default by the installation/package selection tools. 

        I submit that not all machines need have ftp and http servers
 installed by default. In my home lan of 6 machines, and my current
 clients lan of some 50 machines, there exist only one server each.

        I prefer the option of going in and selecting an http server
 on two out of nearly 60 machines; rather than having to remove the
 servers from nearly all of them.

        manoj
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