On Sat, 18.08.2007 at 19:29:55 +0200, Gonsolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know disk space is cheap but having hundreds of megabytes wasted for > gnome pixmaps I never see or fonts i never use is annoying.
I find the implications of your proposal MUCH more annoying: * Joe User has to be permanently online in case he'd wanted to use a package that's not already on his disk, as has the server he'd be downloading from. * He'd waste considerable amounts of network bandwidth and server load getting packages he has just thrown away because he wanted to "save on diskspace" (he's too stupid to know how much he needs, anyway). * There had to be some kind of transparent "now I need to be root" thingy that allows this kind of stuff to work. Now we only need to make this fool-proof, aka "secure". * Usage would be really slow, especially in cases of network problems. If Joe User is really annoyed by having to spend a few hundred megs (or gigs) of disk space, then he needs to learn which packages are eating his space and avoid them, and should get a set of CDs or DVDs to serve as a non-harddisk repository. He might also learn that those big packages, which could make a difference, are indispensible for him, so there's really not much "savings". If you're personally annoyed by having a bunch of Gnome pixmaps on your disks, feel free to replace them all by 1x1 transparent GIFs or something similar (and see your UI break). You might consider not using Gnome in the first place for much bigger space savings, however. Best, --Toni++ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
