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[Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/18/2013 10:18 AM, Erick Brunzell wrote:
> I've always wondered why we, or any OS, would include a potentially
> dangerous app in the "Accessories" column of a menu. IMHO Red Hats
> 'gnome-disk-utility' only adds risk so why do we even include it as a
> default app?
> 
> In many ways it's comparable to Gparted which Ubuntu long ago decided to
> provide only on the live image so it would be available for installation
> purposes. BTW I think Gparted is much easier for even a noob to use.
> 
> So I just wanted us to think about possibly dropping
> 'gnome-disk-utility' from "depends" and/or "recommends". It's not an
> earthshaking thing .............. just a thought.
> 
> Lance

As long as dd (disk destroyer) is still there under the hood, I'd say
it's fine to remove it from my perspective.  There's not any package or
process that needs it is there?

Regards,
/Lars