Slightly OT: bad rap for Fedora, and realistic effects

[Vivek J. Patankar]

Norm wrote:
> For me the ideal Fedora distro(s) would be a 1 live disk for both server 
> and a desktop version.  The ability as we have now to add individual 
> packages we feel the need for. And the additional 3 to 5 disks we have 

What I would like to see in Fedora 7 is a 2 DVD set that has 
*everything*. Almost all ISPs that I can opt for here have ridiculously 
low caps on download limits. So, unless I use my office network (which 
is okay for my laptop, but not for my desktop), I can't do any heavy 
duty yum'ing.


> now could be bundled packages  such as a graphics add on to either of 
> the of the main distros.  Yes I know graphics on a server does not make 
> a lot of sense.  Other packages could be a security bundle, sql bundle etc.

Not necessarily. AFAIK, Oracle installation has to be done thru GUI. So 
whenever I am building a box for a database server I have to put in a 
minimal gnome desktop. My DBA even wanted to have a remote GUI terminal 
(he heard of XDMCP from somewhere). I literally had to put a gun to his 
head and make him do all his work via putty.

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Regards
Vivek J. Patankar

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