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Date:      Sat, 25 Mar 1995 13:18:30 +0100
From:      "wmbfmk@urc.tue.nl" <wmbfmk@urc.tue.nl>
To:        mtaylor@gateway.cybernet.com (Mark J. Taylor)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: httpd as part of the system. 
Message-ID:  <199503251218.NAA04823@nietzsche>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 24 Mar 1995 21:05:03 EST." <v01520903ab99265fb27e@[192.245.33.12]> 

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> Question:
> Should there be the concept of meta-packages?  Ones which are just a
> collection of other packages, that is.  If this was done, then there could
> be the 'super network' meta pack, and the 'security' meta pack, etc.
> Or should there just be some sort of menu listing each package
> individually, and let the sysadmin select them out?
> How about a combination of the two, where the contents of the meta-package
> are displayed, and the sysadmin has the option to install
> anything/everything in the group?
> 
I like this idea and it can be easily accomplished by grouping the 
packages in directories.

Marc.




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