Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote on 12 November 2004 21:39

>CGI is part of the core, and honestly, I wish it wouldn't.
>It mixes several functionalities, it's quite large, there are lightweight
>replacements for parts of it, it's aging, etc.

Could this be because part of your job is to pick CGI modules out of the
core for you distribution?

>To take an example, in Mandrakelinux, it has been put out of the core,
>in its own RPM. Why ? So it can be installed independently, and, (more
>importantly), updated independently (e.g. for security advisories.)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see why it could not be updated
independently of the core, whether it's a part of the core or not. Or are
you just talking about RPM updates?


Lyle Hopkins

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