FC5T2 ready for even a test release?

Robert P. J. Day rpjday at mindspring.com
Thu Jan 26 18:34:08 UTC 2006


On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Rahul Sundaram wrote:

> Hi
>
> > short response:
> >
> > what on earth are GFS-related packages doing as part of a *standard*
> > FC install?  i mean, seriously -- why would regular users *ever* want
> > to install clustering software?
> >
> Its not but a everything installation would pull it. Thats the whole point.
>
> > longer response:
> >
> > perhaps i misunderstood one of the eventual goals, but wasn't it
> > part of the plan to *pare down* what would be a standard install
> > of FC, and move a lot of what's there now onto supplementary
> > disks?  that approach would solve a lot of problems.
> >
> > seriously, i've never understood why FC4 sucked up 4 entire CDs.
> > why not just make the "Everything" install reflect a much more
> > stripped install, and leave the rest of it for firstboot or
> > something like that?

> I agree with that.

you just contradicted your first point.  if "Everything" is defined to
be a pared down version, then "Everything" wouldn't necessarily pull
in stuff like GFS.

again, don't think "everything".  think "all of the above", where
"above" isn't as voluminous as it is now.

rday




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