From: "Michael Joyner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Getting some daemons out of the base system
> Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > >-- Original Message -- > > >Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 19:31:06 -0400 > > >From: Michael Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >If we were to say move to a more modular styled base system, > > >we shouldn't have to REMOVE the daemons, simply have them > > >either easy to [x] check or [ ] uncheck as part of the installation > > >process. Or have a custom base installation option. Or minimial base > > >installation (ie no ISDN tools) . > > > > Well as long as I can chose NOT to install sendmail, I'll be happy. But > > I don't see the difference between having sendmail removed and having to > > select it. We select all the ports we want, why not just make sendmail > > another > > port (like qmail)? > > Because people like me DEPEND on certain options as part of the base system. > Sendmail is just one of those many options. > > Besides which, asking to have sendmail removed is asking to much. (IMHO) > Whereas having an option to not have installed as part of the base system > seems more digestable. :) > > Wonder if some people would think "it isn't UNIX without Sendmail..." ?? Just a thought, Kevin Kinsey To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
