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Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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>> None of my servers have pointing devices, gpm is not only useless in this |
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>> situation, it introduces additional unnecessary maintenance. mailwrapper |
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>> is another example of something that only serves to give me headaches ;) |
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> Again, just because none of *your* servers do not have pointing devices |
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> does not make it an accurate general statement. My main goal here is to |
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> keep all of the desktop USE flags out of the profile. In this case, I |
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> can definitely see a use for gpm on a server, unlike gnome or xmms. |
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I would be willing to bet that most people who run servers don't plug mice |
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into them and don't need them. |
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Last time I removed gpm from a stage3 it became unusable because the gpm |
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libraries were linked into coreutils (ls), even though gpm is not in IUSE |
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for coreutils. This is a perfect example of why I prefer a minimal base |
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setup - to limit headaches such as this and the need to update packages |
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with possible vulnerabilities in the future even though I don't use them. |
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> Honestly, I don't want people to focus on the server profile as much as |
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> what really concerns *me* which is the desktop setup that will be used |
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> for building the next LiveCD set. |
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So, is your request for comments on server profiles now cancelled? |
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