I would rather not have separate distributions for all kinds
of small changes. We should rather provide *sane defaults*
which we think is suitable for an average user. Buttons are not
good for anyone.

On (21/06/07 09:13), Ian Murdock wrote:
> 
> No, I'm explaining my position, since I was criticized earlier for not
> doing that. I'm not at all opposed to multiple distributions as long as
> they're compatible with each other. And even if they're not, that's fine
> too, as long as they're not called OpenSolaris (which implies
> compatibility--to earlier points, lineage from a common source
> base doesn't mean much). In fact, I view multiple distributions
> in the mold of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xbuntu etc. as quite useful--it
> allows the main distro to stay focused rather than trying to be all
> things to all people. Bottom line, to promote compatibility,
> "OpenSolaris" has to mean something more than just "a pile of code".
> 
> -ian
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