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Re: Packages should not Conflict on the basis of duplicate functionality



The Doctor What <docwhat@gerf.org> writes:

> I do not believe that any network daemon should automatically start
> grabbing resources without asking.  By installing a package, I only
> consent to commiting disk space and the resoureses needed to get it
> actually on the disk.  Anything beyond that should be asked
> for.

No, this is silly.  When you install a package, it is for use.  If you 
don't intend to use it, why install it?

Incidentally, can we do something about the insane CC line please?

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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@complete.org |
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