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From: salwen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 1996 1:23 AM
To: billy.chow
Cc: debian-user
Subject: Re: X11 and LaTeX minimal install
> A minimal X (and LaTeX) installation requires several debian packages,
>but most people either do not want X or w
Different people maintain different packages. One of the main
strengths of debian is that there is an "expert" who is in control of
a package. A minimal X installation is quite large. It would be very
unfair to expect someone(who donates their time) to be able to
maintain such complex programs as
> If people are pulling the packages over a phone line there is an advantage to
> limitting the size of individual packages. That way they can hang up the
> phone periodically. Also, if a bug shows up that needs to be fixed they
> only have to download the package that is broken.
There is a pla
> A minimal X (and LaTeX) installation requires several debian packages,
>but most people either do not want X or want at least a minimal
>installation, right? So what are the justifications of splitting a
>minimal X and LaTeX the way it is?
The developers may have their own reasons for breaking
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