Well, I noticed several interesting things about Linux From Scratch:
1. (B)LFS is still far from being a very popular distribution - only 0.63% members voted for it in the latest Distibution of the Year poll. However
2. The LFS community is growing very quickly - here, at LinuxQusetions.org, LFS distribution ranks 8th according to the number of threads and the number of posts, which means that it is much more questioned/commented than any other distro and LFS users need much more communication than other Linux users [no discrimination, it's just statistics].
3. The threads in "Linux from Scratch" forum can be divided into two groups: (a) threads related to following [or playing around] the BOOK and (b) threads related to building something not included in the book (it might be a game, a different GUI, a media software - anything).

I think many of LFS users actually use some "extra" packages. Some of them did it succesfully and might have success stories to share. Some might have failed and have questions to ask. Finally the developers of LFS project might get additional indications and feedback about which packages are popular and need to be included in stable release.
If we could have a separate zone for this type of discussions, all of them [actually "us"] - the inquirers, the contributors and the developers - would benefit.

What do YOU say?

Vitalie CIUBOTARU

LQ.org doesn't require petitioning, that much is for sure ("we the undersigned..." ?) maybe i'm missing something here, but is a package not in xLFS, just a source compile just like under any other system? what questions fit there? it seems like it would be very specific, which is something that wouldn't make it suitable for a forum. remember that you can always ask any linux question in the Linux - General forum. if it's a good well written question then you're likely to get just a good an answer from any forum.

Oh, hank you very much for your comment, acid_kewpie!
Indeed, users post to "LFS" forum and not to "Linux - General", "Linux - Newbie" or "Linux - Software", because they want to have a particular package installed over their LFS system and they expect other LFS user to answer their questions.
The examplaes of such questions are provided below:
Beryl/Compiz thread says initrd? thread says dpkg on blfs thread says install rpm package on lfs thread says LFS with pkgsrc thread says how can i install rpm-4.4.6 on lfs system? thread says They differ from questions like "How to start" or "Glibc build fails", don't you think? Why not separate them in a subforum?

Vitalie CIUBOTARU

P.S.: I didn't even think of the "we-the-undersigned" formula. Just made a suggestion.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in LQ Suggestions and Feedback and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

what's wrong with the current box? surely more boxes are confusing.

Boxes for threads that is- that's what a subforum is.

titanium_geek