Re: Don't disable recoomends by default

[mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com>]

On 2019-07-12 22:17, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Vi, 12 iul 19, 20:21:08, Reco wrote:
> > I say - if the user wants to "break" a system by not installing the
> > Recommends - let them. Whenever it's curiosity, a way of learning
> > something new or just a wish to do an OS liposuction.
>
> Sure.
>
> Still, I would avoid recommending (ha!) turning off Recommends except 
> if
> a poster has a specific problem that might be solved by it (e.g. space
> constraints).
>
> > Either way it won't break (a hint - Recommends weren't always the
> > default), or the user will learn something new in a process.
>
> I'm pretty sure Jonas was around when that happened ;)
>
> > Besides, they don't call Debian the Universal OS for nothing. It can
> > tolerate the surprising amount of "breakage".
>
> This is not about "breaking" Debian, but confusing the user (why does 
> mc
> open gziped files, but not zip?)
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei

Being a user who hasn't read the policy I thought it was.

Requires: "This program won't work without these things."
Recommends: "These things can be called by the program and will improve 
it's functionality."
Suggests: "I see what you are interested in doing. I want to be helpful, 
you don't have installed but have you seen these programs that do things 
in the same area."

mick



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