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Date:      Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:47:03 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Moving Things
Message-ID:  <3A90C167.5AED22D4@cup.hp.com>
References:  <200102190501.WAA12085@usr05.primenet.com>

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Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> Windows practically lets you add or remove much of the OS, starting
> with a number of broad categories, and then having a "details" button
> that further breaks these categories down, and elect to add or remove
> individual subcomponents.

This is all in the realm of the user. The discussion is about the realm
of the developer. The installation process is a mere byproduct of what
is being discussed now.

> There's undeniably merit in knowing, without having to go looking,
> that an installation of your OS will come with some things, by
> default.

Agreed.

> I'm finding much sympathy with the Linux camp's assertion that
> Linux is the kernel, and everything else is just a distribution...

They have my sympathy as well :-)

-- 
Marcel Moolenaar
  mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
  tel:  (408) 447-4222


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