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Date:      Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:13:22 -0300
From:      "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixmania@gmail.com>
To:        "Eitan Adler" <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Xorg - minimal
Message-ID:  <e71790db0810161813h2b9d4259sf414d45b8d522b0@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think there should be a port that just depends on the required parts
> of X:  x11-servers/xorg-server X11/xinit X11/xauth and the required
> fonts.  I would be happy to narrow down the specific ports if necessary.
>   I personally feel that x11/xorg contains way way to much, while just
> installing x11-servers/xorg-server isn't enough to get the server started.
>
> Anyone agree?  Anyone attempt this before?  Should I submit a new
> "xorg-lite" port?

I agree. In fact I never install the "xorg" port. I would also happily
get rid of the ubiquous bitstream-vera font in favour of DejaVu.

-- 
cd /usr/ports/sysutils/life
make clean



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