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- From: bush@ecs.ox.ac.uk (Mark Bush)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: smalltalk on SLS (was Re: SLS update: missing make)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.105612.8371@thom5.ecs.ox.ac.uk>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 10:56:12 GMT
- References: <2B5C223C.8597@tct.com> <9181@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> <2B5CD671.14307@tct.com>
- Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory
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- Originator: bush@thom5.ecs.ox.ac.uk
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- In article <2B5CD671.14307@tct.com> chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
- #According to jjctc@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com (James C. Tsiao):
- #>By incorporating non-essential materials into the base+X disks (a,
- #>b, c, and x), the new users are forced to either download the whole
- #>thing, or try to figure out what is essential and what is not.
- #
- #Completely agreed... if you add a third possibility, namely: they can
- #ask someone in the know to tell them what they need. That happens all
- #the time here on c.o.l. Certainly anyone who's paying for their
-
- Chip:
- #I do not object if Peter chooses to make such a separation. My
- #objection is to pompous statements which attempt to dictate how a
- #dedicated volunteer goes about his generous and unpaid work. I'd
- #greatly appreciate it if you'd stop writing them.
-
- I think what everyone would be hapy with is a distiction between essential,
- desirable and extras. This would satisfy people like James who will more
- easily see what they should grab to start with, and also people like Chip
- who know enough to be able to go straight to what they want anyway (and by
- his own admission wouldn't object).
-
- What does Peter have to say on the subject?
-
- Perhaps an c.o.l.a regular posting of an SLS roadmap?
-
- Mark
-