ubuntu-desktop's dependency on gnome-orca

[Alex Jones]

Hi List!

I noticed today that gnome-orca was included as a dependency of
ubuntu-desktop, and I think this is a bad thing.


>From the bug report:

gnome-orca" should be a dependency of a hypothetical "ubuntu-a11y"
metapackage that is NOT a dependency of "ubuntu-desktop".

Similar to the plethora of language packs we have, "ubuntu-a11y" should
be part of the Live CD package set, but should be removed upon
installation if the user chooses so.

It is a fact that most users do not require universal accessibility on
their installed system, and refactoring dependencies such as gnome-orca
into more specialised, task-based metapackages is something that can
save everyone a bit of bandwidth.


https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/57773
-- 
Alex Jones <alex at weej.com>