On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:37:26 +0000
Dieter <netbsd sopwith.solgatos.com> wrote:
> I'm beginning to wonder if "base" means
the same thing to everyone?
>
> I think of base as meaning base.tgz but perhaps some
people think of
> base as including the full set of comp.tgz, text.tgz,
x*.tgz ...
>
> A minimum install would be base.tgz + etc.tgz +
kern-GENERIC.tgz.
>
> A full install would be the complete set of tarballs,
but not
> including any packages. (Some people may have other
definitions
> of "full install".)
Thanks for the clarification. I guess I misspoke. When I
said "base"
I meant the set of tarballs available in the installer for
installation.
(no packages).
>
> I suggest that web browsers not be added to base.tgz,
but rather
> to some new foo.tgz tarball. Thus a minimum install
would not
> include any web browsers, but a full install would.
I agree.
Jeffrey
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