Minimalist Installs (was Checkbox for "Install Everything")

[Todd Zullinger]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> For whatever reason the RH and Fedora folks have a vested interest
> in Gnome.

One likely reason is that years ago, when RH was choosing a desktop
environment to work on and ship, KDE depended on a not-quite-free QT
library.  That was settled when QT was GPL'd, but by then there was
already a lot of work started on Gnome.

> Yet they still provide KDE.  They may, at some point, relegate KDE
> to extras.  If they do...I will install from extras.

That can't happen now that core and extras have merged.  So as long as
there are developers who like KDE & Fedora, there should be KDE
packages easily available.

> That's the nice thing about Linux.  You always have a choice.  And,
> even if your favorite distro doesn't provide a choice you can always
> DIY.

Damn you for being agreeable Ed. ;)

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