Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:10:58 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD minimal install... Message-ID: <38B6D3C2.ED4DA57D@asme.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002251041010.98826-100000@ntstn.sasknow.com>
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Ryan Thompson wrote:
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> 2) Disabling or not installing certain important parts of the base system,
> like (as you suggested) gcc, IMO, is NOT a good idea. If I go to fix or
> troubleshoot a broken FreeBSD system, I want to know what I'm working
> with. Imagine the flooding to freebsd-questions:
>
I think it's an excellent idea. Commercial distributors SCO, IBM and SUN
don't include any compiler in their distributions and I don't hear such
complains from the users. (Imagine the antimonopoly lawsuit if Microsoft
bundles VC++ with Windows :-) Come on, what type of hacker would attempt
to "fix" a system if he doesn't know how to install a compiler ?
Unbundling gcc would also give a clearer impression that we do not claim
to have a "gcc only" OS. I would sincerely like to be able to build
kernel with commercial compilers.
The problem has always been in our packaging system, from past
discussions I understand we will someday manage all the distribution in
packages and it will be much easier to build custom installations.
cheers,
Pedro.
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