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Marius Mauch wrote: |
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>Hi, |
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>what's the reason for dhcpcd being in the system profile |
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>(default-x86-1.4 at least, haven't checked the others)? If it's only |
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>because it might be used in /etc/conf.d/net I think it should be |
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>removed, as there are IMO many users who don't need/want dhcpcd on their |
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>systems. I know there are a lot of people using dhcp for their network |
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>config, but why should that impose it on people not using it (e.g. I |
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>only need it on one of my three boxes)? |
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>Of course if I miss something obvious here please correct me. |
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>Marius |
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Hmm... May be, extend your question? |
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Some users know all about linux, so no reason to include man and |
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man-pages in system. |
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Some users never change default console font or keyboard layout, so no |
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reason to include kbd or console-tools in system. |
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Some users have no ext2/ext3 partiotions, so no reason to include in |
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system e2fsprogs. |
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Some users never use 'emerge sync' (only download snapshots), so no |
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reason to include rsync. |
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Some users never use less, hdparm, fbset... |
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Some users have no network on computer at all, so no reason to include |
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any network related programs in system. |
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I can continue this list. |
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The reason for dhcpcd *in* system, IMHO: support for dhcp client - part |
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of universal, standart set of full-functional network-ready computer. |
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