[haskell-platform] #57: PROPOSAL: Remove OpenGL

[haskell-platform]

#57: PROPOSAL: Remove OpenGL
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 Reporter:  trevor at galois.com  |        Owner:            
     Type:  defect             |       Status:  new       
 Priority:  major              |    Milestone:  2010.2.0.0
Component:  OpenGL             |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:                     |  
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Comment(by dagit):

 Jim,

 I've heard from at least one Haskell user that they wouldn't have gotten
 started with Haskell if OpenGL had to be install manually.

 If OpenGL is removed from the platform then I would like to see different
 types of platform (Desktop edition, Server edition, etc), sort of similar
 to what Java does. OpenGL could come with the Desktop edition but the
 Server edition could quite easily cut out packages that require "screen"
 capabilities.

 I think the keys are: a) to keep it simple to talk about the difference
 and b) easy to add in the missing capabilities. In this sense, a simple to
 start subset/super set relationship might work. Eg., Desktop contains
 everything in Server plus OpenGL.

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