On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM Max Brazhnikov <m...@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:42:58 -0500 Jason E. Hale wrote: > > Back in the KDE3 days, we had an x11/kde-lite port that was more > > curated. Maybe something like that could be used for the ISOs and > > people not wanting everything and the kitchen sink? > > ok, but what is the purpose of x11/kde with all of KDE then? Is there > anyone who needs everything (but the kitchen sink :) ? > Back in KDE3 days x11/kde was a meta port for a dozen of real ports, > but now it is a meta port of meta ports. I don't even bother testing > it on Plasma and Gear updates. > > Max >
Of course, most users only end up using a small subset of packages, but those packages also vary from user to user. It wouldn't bother me if x11/kde was more on the minimalistic side, but since KDE is a very attractive option for newer users looking for a familiar experience, I think having a one line solution to "sample the wares" is valuable. I agree that more niche software like math/cantor, for example, should be excluded. The KDE software catalog has obviously ballooned since KDE 3.x, but I was just suggesting a minimalist kde port to satisfy the requirements of the DVD ISOs. I believe that's what x11/kde-lite was originally intended for when KDE3 stopped fitting onto the CD ISOs. It's just unclear to me how much needs to be trimmed down. -Jason
