On 3/9/06, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thursday 09 March 2006 12:12 pm, Tony Molloy wrote: > > That's exactly right. What would be very useful is an "Everything Install" > > that installed everything but only the languages and locales you have > > choosen. > > > > But this battle has already been lost on another list > > What all the anti-everything adherents refuse to comprehend is that their way > is not the only way. I hesitate to use the term, but we're dealing with folks > who are controlling. > > On another list I asked two simple questions of the anti faction: > 1) Would it be a big deal for the coders to reinstate the "Everything install" > button? Rahul said a number of times that the cost was high. When asked to quantify what high meant, he neglected to answer. My suspicion is that it would be high on pride. > 2) Was there still an objection if the button were hidden, and accompanied by > large disclaimers? > > Not one of the vociferous anti-everything faction responded - this was > reposted three times during a very long debate on the issue. My conclusion is > that the decision had been taken, and the fact that numerous users disagreed > with the decision was of no account. The debate was never truly a debate - > the issue was decided without end-user input. So, I repeat, we're dealing > with control-freaks - it's a bad sign for Fedora, in my view. I too think that it was rpesented with a fait acomplli. IMO this is less of a community project than they try to make out.
