On Sun, Oct 03, 2004 at 05:46:13PM -0700, Andreas Raab wrote:

> .... have the packages in full be 
> redistributed alongside the basic image so that if people want to they can 
> easily upgrade their basic to full image (incidentally I wouldn't mind a 
> full snapshot of SM either - just something so that it's very clear which 
> version has been used and where to get it).

Isn't this what Lex is proposing with his "Universes" idea?  A "snapshot"
of some subset of SM at some known configuration, from which you can select
packages and be reasonably confident that you have grabbed the right ones.

Dave