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=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corinna Vinschen" <vinschen AT redhat DOT com> To: <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:39 PM Subject: Re: -src package standard: proposal #5 and #5a > Since everybody had a point now, I would like to add my two cent here. > > We just need two things in the new setup before the next rewrite: > > - New packages should be in `install', not in `skip' state. If you can suggest how to trivially identify said packages, sure. Otherwise, this should wait for installed.db to become a database - ie for rpm (does it have a database of available packages outside of rpmfind.net?) or deb compatability. > - A One-Click "select all packages" button. Hope Amazon doesn't read this. Thats what cgf and I just had a discussion on. I still don't see how a 'select all packages' button will get clueless or new users to install what they need. And installing *everything* is exactly what we were trying to get away from. Clickable categories as well don't solve that. Still NMP. Chris, Corinna, please put heads together and decide: "select all packages button" or "clickable categories (so you can add a category 'almost all' or whatever). Then tell me, and I'll code up the band aid for the categories branch. Rob
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