Re: gEDA-user: Greetings! I am new here

[Al Davis <ad82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 23 November 2005 07:34 pm, Samuel A. Falvo II 
wrote:
> In my experience, it looks like SuSE 9 and 10 series will
> leave gcc off a box by default (you can always use Yast to
> install it easily enough).  Considering SuSE's goal as a
> business-class desktop OS environment as well as a data
> center-class back-office server OS, this makes perfect sense.
>  Leaving off the C compiler by default helps to stop the
> spread of self-reproducing, source-based worms or trojans.

That is not "leaving out gcc".  It is there if you want it.  The 
default is not to install it.  There is nothing wrong with 
this.