On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 14:38, David T. Lewis wrote:
> I suppose that the kernel modules in a Linux distribution are a good
> analogy, so Debian may provide some guidance here too.
> 
Yup. For general information: Debian distributes the basic Linux kernel,
which comes with a (too large) set of 'standard' plugins (kernel
modules), and on top of that separate plugins (like the ALSA sound
drivers) are distributed as normal Debian packages.

A number of plugins might well land in the standard kernel; it's
probably best, for the time being, to keep the others in 'base', because
they typically address functionality on that level directly
supported/used by applications in 'base'. When we learn more about
categorization (maybe a system similar to the SourceForge/Freshmet
'trove' setup) we can always refine.


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