On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:37:26 +0000
Dieter <netbsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> wrote:

> I'm beginning to wonder if "base" means the same thing to everyone?
> 
> I think of base as meaning base.tgz but perhaps some people think of
> base as including the full set of comp.tgz, text.tgz, x*.tgz ...
> 
> A minimum install would be base.tgz + etc.tgz + kern-GENERIC.tgz.
> 
> A full install would be the complete set of tarballs, but not
> including any packages.  (Some people may have other definitions
> of "full install".)

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I misspoke. When I said "base"
I meant the set of tarballs available in the installer for installation.
(no packages).

> 
> I suggest that web browsers not be added to base.tgz, but rather
> to some new foo.tgz tarball.  Thus a minimum install would not
> include any web browsers, but a full install would.

I agree.

Jeffrey