Submitted 30-Aug-00 by Bryan Paxton:
> I also propose this big one.
> Completely split up the distro.
> inux-mandrake is aimed at desktop users right ?
> So why on earth would an end-user need to run an MTA, httpd, name server,
> etc..... ?
Lets see, some mail clients (like mutt) require an MTA in order to be able
to send mail. Apache can be used as a staging server (limited to connects
from 127.0.0.1) for testing sites before deployment, name servers can be run
as caching only servers to reduce lookup times.
> I propose having different downloads/cds.
> Linux-Mandrake: Desktop
> Linux-Mandrake: Server
> And so on.........
But then you have the middle ground users who require some servers for their
desktop work (as shown above). This scheme whould require a
Frankenstein-like hybrid for those poor souls :p (Though it wouldn't be
nearly as bad as the person who starts replacing key system components with
similar ones from another distro.)
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