On Thu, Feb 02, 2023 at 09:08:58AM +0000, Polarian wrote:
Hello,
Where's the difference between "entire http server" and "entire DNS server"?
Good point... hmm
It seems Arch has conflicting issues, if they split the packages they go against their simplicity, but if they keep the packages together, they go against the configurability of the distribution.
It seems like Arch Staff prefer to lean towards the former, because it saves them more time, than the latter which would mean they would have a harder time maintaining the packages.
You seem to misunderstanding the priority and intention of the principles in the first place:
Arch Linux defines simplicity as without unnecessary additions or modifications.
Splitting the upstream package is arguably a mostly unnecessary modification. Furthermore, user-centricity is often misinterpreted as being focussed on the experience of the end user. This is explicitly not the case:
The distribution is intended to fill the needs of those contributing to it, rather than trying to appeal to as many users as possible.
(Both inline quotes taken from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Linux ) So a whole lot of noise for saving at most 6MB on disk, seems pretty unnecessary. Kind regards, Khorne