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Date:      Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:33:34 +0000
From:      Max Brazhnikov <makc@freebsd.org>
To:        "Tobias C. Berner" <tcberner@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Adriaan de Groot <adridg@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r488656 - head/archivers/ark
Message-ID:  <5209975.XOh7uYVVfo@mercury.ph.man.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <CAOshKtcxDETC7t0LLQBk1tBZLTDfduhrBk3oddXmP==qx-NbMg@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201812290643.wBT6hrrn004823@repo.freebsd.org> <2925580.fqq9MUTMxn@mercury.ph.man.ac.uk> <CAOshKtcxDETC7t0LLQBk1tBZLTDfduhrBk3oddXmP==qx-NbMg@mail.gmail.com>

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=D1=80=D1=8F 2019 =D0=B3. 11:42:51 UTC Tobias C. Berner wrote:
> Hi Max
>=20
> I would like to have the KDE packages to be the most useful they can, i.e.
> "batteries included".
> People who want to have a limited set can still toggle them off, but those
> that just use the
> packages will get a full-fledged usable desktop from the moment they pkg
> install it.

ok, so be it.

> I was scratching my head at whether to enable rar by default or not,
> because of the licensing
> issue, but as its license terms allow its redistribution, I found it to be
> acceptable -- I'm not a lawyer [tm].
> If its not, we can revert that one.

rar is i386 binary blob. I think it should be excluded from defaults at lea=
st
for this reason.
=20
> I don't find package messages sufficient, the easiest example for this is
>    "why don't I have any sound in KDE".
> While the pkg-message of phonon clearly states that a backend is needed.

oh, yes, I know :)






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