Pkg-based base system.

[Ben Kelly]

> The particular issue you raised (being able to pick and choose what
> parts of the base system should be installed) tends to come up every
> few months and has done so for several years now.
> People are really, Really, REALLY tired of that discussion by now, and
> anybody who tries to start the discussion again without having anything
> new to add that hasn't been discussed to death several times over
> before, is likely to be flamed for trying to start the discussion
> *again*.

Would it then be reasonable to add this to an FAQ somewhere?  I know I 
tried to find previous discussions on the mailing list, but found it 
difficult since the set of keywords to use in this case is not 
completely obvious.

I apologize if this has already been discussed in the past.

- Ben