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On May 20, 2013 8:10 AM, "Daniel J Blueman" <<a href="mailto:daniel@quora.org">daniel@quora.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> When installing Ubuntu, I always see the source packages enabled by default.<br>
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> For all the general users I install Ubuntu for (including servers),<br>
> it's an utter waste of bandwidth for everyone, particularly when<br>
> automatically checking once a day. This is amplified eg in schools<br>
> without transparent webcaches etc.<br>
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> Anyone get the same feeling that we should have source packages an opt-in?<br>
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<p dir="ltr">I think in most parts of the world 4MB is trivial overhead for a user. Although perhaps we should consider it since some developing nations have limited bandwidth?</p>
<p dir="ltr"> After all a primary reason we still ship DVD's is due to bandwidth.</p>