Hey,
Tackling one little bit at a time - will reply to some of your other points
separately.
Dave Miner wrote:
> I would suggest that you explicitly *not* work on a package list, and
> instead work on a functionality list that's specific about what
> capabilities the user expects in a "core install" and "desktop
> environment". That'll make for requirements that we can evaluate
> alternatives against, rather than a prescriptive list of "deliver this
> specific package", which is an implementation detail.
Okay, given that I'm not going to get this out in one go, here's the X and
Desktop Environment level functional list, which is a little bit closer to home
and involves less thought from my point of view. I'll try and work on the rest
of the stack over the weekend, and I know it's likely that you care about that
part more.
If anyone wants to suggest bits missed, or help provide a list for some of the
other functionality, please feel free.
GNOME Desktop Environment
=========================
Specific Applications
o Firefox Web Browser
o Thunderbird Email Client
o OpenOffice Productivity Suite
o Pidgin Instant Messaging
o Rhythmbox Music Player, supports free formats
o GNOME System Tools - User, Network, Time & Date, Sharing, Services
o Basic utilities - Calculator, Archive Manager, Character Map, Text Editor,
Image Viewer, Screenshot, Document Viewer, Terminal, Performance Monitor,
o Panel/File Manager - Desktop Preferences
o GIMP Image Editor
o CD Ripper/Creator
Common Tasks
o Read/Write email
o View/Add/Edit calendar appointments and reminders
o View/Write/Edit document/spreadsheet/presentation
o Browse the web
o Print document
o Find files/documents/emails etc..
o Listen to music
o Transfer photos from camera to disk and vice-versa
o Catalog/Edit your photos
o Transfer music from player to disk and vice-versa
o IM your friends
Specific Requirements
o Localized in 10 languages (de, es, fr, it, ja, ko, pt_BR, sv, zh_CN, zh_TW)
o No need for developer utilities or header files on default install
o Accessibility not expected to work out of the box initially
Xorg
====
Specific Components/Extensions/Drivers
o Xorg (7.3 preferable)
o Xrandr (1.2), Xrender, Xdamage, Xfixes, Xcursor, Xcomposite
o Hardware acceleration preferable with known caveats about
closed-source drivers
o Current set of video drivers included with Xorg known to be
compatible (and working) with Solaris.
(apm, ark, ast, ati, chips, cirrus, cyrix, dummy, glint,
i128, i740, i810, intel, mga, neomagic, nsc, nv,
rendition, s3, s3virge, savage, siliconmotion, sis,
tdfx, tga, trident, tseng, vesa, vga, via, vmware, wsfb)
Glynn
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