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  • From: Ismael Luceno <ismael.luceno AT gmail.com>
  • To: Sukneet Basuta <sukneet AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: SM-Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Future plans on the progress
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:57:24 -0300

On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 17:56:08 -0500
Sukneet Basuta <sukneet AT gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Ismael Luceno
> <ismael.luceno AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We're very far feature-wise from becoming popular. Pre-configuration
> > and sane defaults for unattended usage, and binary packages are a
> > must.
> >
>
> Not having that stuff is what I like about Source Mage. There are
> enough distros out there that offer pre-configuration and 'sane'
> defaults. I like that Source Mage has per package build options and
> crazy customization. That's a huge factor to it's appeal IMO. If I
> wanted binary packages with sane defaults, I'd use a binary distro.
<...>

It doesn't mean diminishing the customization potential in any way.

A lot of software doesn't work right out of the box, or has security
issues. We could at least make sure those services don't get enabled by
default, provide warnings and instructions, and perhaps configuration
examples.

None of those would go against our current policies.


That said, if we want to appeal anyone besides hobbyists, we should
consider what the different user profiles expect, and deliver.




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