On May 20, 2013 8:10 AM, "Daniel J Blueman" <dan...@quora.org> wrote: > > When installing Ubuntu, I always see the source packages enabled by default. > > For all the general users I install Ubuntu for (including servers), > it's an utter waste of bandwidth for everyone, particularly when > automatically checking once a day. This is amplified eg in schools > without transparent webcaches etc. > > Anyone get the same feeling that we should have source packages an opt-in? >
I think in most parts of the world 4MB is trivial overhead for a user. Although perhaps we should consider it since some developing nations have limited bandwidth? After all a primary reason we still ship DVD's is due to bandwidth.
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