[arch-general] [arch-releng] Inclusion of wvdial in the ISO

[Tobias Powalowski]

Am Sonntag 27 Juni 2010 schrieb Dieter Plaetinck:
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:16:58 +0800
> 
> Ray Rashif <schivmeister at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 27 June 2010 17:35, Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be> wrote:
> > > So, what?
> > > we better include ppp and not wvdial?
> > 
> > No, it will definitely help if it's included - you just have to make
> > an exception and try to fit it in with the rest of the packages in
> > src/core/pkg (ppp is already part of base, whereas wvdial is in
> > extra). Perhaps a request to bring it into core in light of cases like
> > this?
> 
> Then probably we should move wvdial to core just like ie. pppoe stuff is
> in core, no need for a special exceptions. And then we'd include it in
> the package list for archiso. Having it in /src/core/pkg on the iso
> will be a good sideeffect, not a primary goal.
> I suggest someone who is into this stuff takes over, because I don't
> really know what i'm talking about.
> 
> Dieter
Why to have a second app for dialing in core if ppp can handle already this 
stuff?

Just my 2 cents.
greetings
tpowa
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Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org
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