Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 23:55:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Evan Dickinson <evand AT wsunix DOT wsu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: OpenDOS distribution
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On Sun, 4 May 1997, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> Since OD is being distributed on the net now, I think that a
> slightly different "package" format might be more appropriate.
> Since not everyone wants/needs everything that is in OD, I think
> it might be beneficial to create "packages" such like Slackware
> does, or other distributions of Linux.  This way one could
> download:
> 
[snip]
> What does everyone think about this idea?  Remember that if the
> distribution is broken up like that, that there could also still
> be a master distribution which included everything in a 4Gig zip
> file for those that want it.  :o)

We should definitely do this.  However, we should also let people get by
with only downloading one file.  This way, someone could choose from a few
basic installations (like the two avaliable now), or choose their own
packages.  

Remember that not everybody will want to go through the hassle of picking
packages--especially if they don't know enough about OpenDOS to make
intelligent choices.