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On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> Your idea of "constructive" is apparently flawed.

This is an interesting comment, taking in that your response ignores the
original question and focuses on off topic quibbling. I will pose your viewpoint
and my question again

> And, frankly, I think it's a bad idea to keep a monolithic list of
> packages available for people to download anyway.

Do you have an explanation for this opinion, or citations as to why this is a
bad idea, taking into account that major Linux distros are already using this
very method?

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