[arch-general] peaceful suggestion to clarify "the arch way" to avoid this to happen AGAIN

Heiko Baums lists at baums-on-web.de
Thu Dec 3 18:46:15 EST 2009


Am Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:08:29 +0100
schrieb Arvid Picciani <aep at exys.org>:

> then i suggest we remove the statement that it is all about
> minimalism.

This statement shouldn't be removed.

Minimalism doesn't mean that no optional features are compiled into a
package. Minimalism also doesn't mean that every package is compiled
only for your needs. Minimalism means that you only need to install
those packages you really need and that you know what is installed on
your system. A distribution is not for only one user but for many users
who have their own needs. This doesn't contradict minimalism.

Show me a more minimalist distribution than Arch and Gentoo. I guess
you won't find one. And if you did I suggest you switching to this
distro.

And again also Gentoo sometime forces you to compile features into a
package which you don't like and want to just because they are needed
by other packages.

If Arch doesn't fit your needs then choose another distro or build one
by yourself.

Heiko


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